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Improvement of Mechanical Properties of HPDC A356 Alloy through Melt Quenching Process

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Melt quenched high pressure die casting (MQ-HPDC) is a new die casting process developed recently for improving the casting quality of the conventional high pressure die casting (HPDC) process. In the MQ-HPDC process, an alloy melt with a specified dose and superheat is quenched by directly pouring the alloy melt into a preheated metallic container. The thermal mass and preheating temperature of the container is selected so that the alloy melt is quenched just below the alloy liquidus and heterogeneous nucleation takes place during the melt quenching. The quenched alloy melt is then fed immediately into the shot sleeve for component casting. In this paper we present the MQ-HPDC process and the resultant microstructures and mechanical properties of a MQ-HPDC A356 alloy.

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  1. Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST), Brunel University, Uxbridge, Middlesex , UB8 3PH, United Kingdom

    Shouxun Ji, Wenchao Yang, Bo Jiang & Z. Fan

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  1. Purdue University, USA

    Matthew J. M. Krane (Associate Professor of Materials Engineering) (Associate Professor of Materials Engineering)

  2. Institut Jean Lamour, University of Lorraine, France

    Alain Jardy (Senior Research Scientist) (Senior Research Scientist)

  3. Advanced Manufacturing Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA

    Rodney L. Williamson (part-time research faculty position, sole proprietor of Remelting Technologies Consulting) (part-time research faculty position, sole proprietor of Remelting Technologies Consulting)

  4. University of Texas, USA

    Joseph J. Beaman (Earnest F. Gloyna Regents Chair in Engineering) (Earnest F. Gloyna Regents Chair in Engineering)

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Ji, S., Yang, W., Jiang, B., Fan, Z. (2013). Improvement of Mechanical Properties of HPDC A356 Alloy through Melt Quenching Process. In: Krane, M.J.M., Jardy, A., Williamson, R.L., Beaman, J.J. (eds) Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Liquid Metal Processing & Casting. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48102-9_39

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