Influence of Sand Fluidization on Structure and Properties of Aluminum Lost Foam Casting

• Autorzy: Kaliuzhnyi P.

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DOI

10.24425/afe.2020.131293

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The article presents investigation results of the effect of sand fluidization on the structure and mechanical properties of AlSi9 aluminum alloy. Castings were made by lost foam casting process with sand fluidization in mold at the stages of their solidification and cooling. Sand fluidization was achieved by blowing sand bed with compressed air in a foundry container. The metallographic study was carrying out on samples cut from different sections of the castings. Mechanical properties were determined on specimens made from cast samples. Microstructural analysis showed that sand fluidization increases the cooling rate, as a result, the main microstructural components of the alloy – SDAS, eutectic silicon and needles of the rich-iron phase – decrease. Moreover, in different sections of the casting structure is more uniform. With an increasing the air flow rate, a greater refinement of the structure is observed. Through the use of sand fluidization, the mechanical properties of LFC aluminum alloys increase to the level of gravity die castings.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

innovative foundry technologies; lost foam casting; aluminum alloy; sand fluidization

PL

innowacyjne technologie odlewnicze; metoda traconej piany; stop aluminium; fluidyzacja

• Wydawca: Komisja Odlewnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk Oddział w Katowicach
• Czasopismo: Archives of Foundry Engineering
• Rocznik: 2020
• Tom: Vol. 20, iss. 1
• Strony: 122--126
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 8 poz., fot., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Kaliuzhnyi P.

• National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Physico-Technological Institute of Metals and Alloys, Ukraine

Bibliografia

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Uwagi

PL

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa Nr 461252 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki i promocja sportu (2020).