Abstract
Hot-tearing is a major casting defect that is often difficult to characterize, especially for multicomponent Al alloys used for cylinder head castings. The susceptibility of multicomponent Al-Cu alloys to hot-tearing during permanent mold casting were investigated using a constrained permanent mold in which the load and displacement were measured. The experimental results for hot tearing susceptibility are compared with those obtained from a hot-tearing criterion based on temperature range evaluated at fraction solids of 0.87 and 0.94. The Cu composition was varied from approximately 5–8 pct. (weight). Casting experiments were conducted without grain refining. The measured load during casting can be used to indicate the severity of hot tearing. However, when small hot-tears are present, the load variation cannot be used to detect and assess hot-tearing susceptibility.
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This work was performed under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Nemak Inc., and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) for the project “High Performance Cast Aluminum Alloys for Next Generation Passenger Vehicle Engines.” Research sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Office, as part of the Propulsion Materials Program under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC.
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Sabau, A.S. et al. (2017). Hot-Tearing of Multicomponent Al-Cu Alloys Based on Casting Load Measurements in a Constrained Permanent Mold. In: TMS, T. (eds) TMS 2017 146th Annual Meeting & Exhibition Supplemental Proceedings. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51493-2_44
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