Grain refinement in Al-Si Alloys by inoculation and electromagnetic stirring
Grain refinement in Al-Si Alloys by inoculation and electromagnetic stirring
Räbiger, D.; Metan, V.; Leonhardt, M.; Eigenfeld, K.; Eckert, S.
The present study concerns the directional solidification of grain-refined and non-refined AlSi7 alloys under the influence of a travelling magnetic field (TMF). An upwards travelling field has been applied to provide a forced convection within the solidifying melt. The formation of a fine equiaxed structure is favoured by both the addition of grain refining AlTi5B1-particles and electromagnetic stirring as well, whereas the addition of grain refiners into the melt appears to be more efficient for achieving a reduction of the mean grain size. A minimum grain size has been observed of the electromagnetic agitation of a grain-refined alloy. A melt stirring by a sufficiently high magnetic field provides a homogeneous grain size distribution in the sample volume.
Keywords: grain refinement; solidification; electromagnetic stirring; travelling magnetic field (TMF)
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Contribution to proceedings
EPM 2009, 6th International Conference on Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, 20.-22.10.2009, Dresden, Germany, pp. 334-337 -
Poster
EPM 2009, 6th International Conference on Electromagnetic Processing of Materials, 20.-22.10.2009, Dresden, Germany
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