Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy
The fluidity of A356 aluminum alloy was experimentally determined at the melt temperatures and vacuum degrees by a series of suction fluidity tests. In order to achieve different cooling rates during the test, quartz tubes, as well as stainless steel tubes, were employed as the fluidity channels. As...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2022-11-01
|
| Series: | Metals |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/11/1986 |
| _version_ | 1797464511086592000 |
|---|---|
| author | Hyeon-Sik Bang Hyeok-In Kwon Sung-Bean Chung Dae-Up Kim Min-Su Kim |
| author_facet | Hyeon-Sik Bang Hyeok-In Kwon Sung-Bean Chung Dae-Up Kim Min-Su Kim |
| author_sort | Hyeon-Sik Bang |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The fluidity of A356 aluminum alloy was experimentally determined at the melt temperatures and vacuum degrees by a series of suction fluidity tests. In order to achieve different cooling rates during the test, quartz tubes, as well as stainless steel tubes, were employed as the fluidity channels. As the melt temperature increased from 650 to 730 °C, fluidity lengths either linearly increased from 26 to 36 cm or parabolically increased from 13 to 29 cm when quartz tubes or stainless steel tubes were employed, respectively. As the vacuum degree of the fluidity test increased from 0.005 to 0.03 MPa, fluidity increased from 25 to 43 cm in quartz tubes while the smaller increase in fluidity from 20 to 31 cm was observed in stainless steel tubes. Shorter fluidity lengths in stainless steel tubes than those in quartz tubes under the same fluidity measurement condition were due to faster solidification speed confirmed by microstructural analysis. In order to predict the fluidity of the A356 alloy obtained from the suction fluidity tests, a mathematical model was developed based on heat and mass transfer equations coupled with thermodynamic calculations by ChemApp software. The simulation results show good agreement with the fluidity length obtained in the present study. From a series of model calculations, the effects of casting parameters on the fluidity of the A356 melt were discussed. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-09T18:09:09Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-aace784ad113443bb16906347b5ca8ce |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-4701 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-09T18:09:09Z |
| publishDate | 2022-11-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Metals |
| spelling | doaj.art-aace784ad113443bb16906347b5ca8ce2023-11-24T09:15:02ZengMDPI AGMetals2075-47012022-11-011211198610.3390/met12111986Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum AlloyHyeon-Sik Bang0Hyeok-In Kwon1Sung-Bean Chung2Dae-Up Kim3Min-Su Kim4Advanced Structural Materials R&D Center, Materials Technology R&D Division, Korea Automotive Technology Institute, Cheonan 31214, Republic of KoreaJeollanam-do Environmetal Industries Promotion Institute, Gangjin-gun 59205, Republic of KoreaJeonbuk Regional Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Jeonju 54853, Republic of KoreaJeonbuk Regional Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Jeonju 54853, Republic of KoreaJeonbuk Regional Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Jeonju 54853, Republic of KoreaThe fluidity of A356 aluminum alloy was experimentally determined at the melt temperatures and vacuum degrees by a series of suction fluidity tests. In order to achieve different cooling rates during the test, quartz tubes, as well as stainless steel tubes, were employed as the fluidity channels. As the melt temperature increased from 650 to 730 °C, fluidity lengths either linearly increased from 26 to 36 cm or parabolically increased from 13 to 29 cm when quartz tubes or stainless steel tubes were employed, respectively. As the vacuum degree of the fluidity test increased from 0.005 to 0.03 MPa, fluidity increased from 25 to 43 cm in quartz tubes while the smaller increase in fluidity from 20 to 31 cm was observed in stainless steel tubes. Shorter fluidity lengths in stainless steel tubes than those in quartz tubes under the same fluidity measurement condition were due to faster solidification speed confirmed by microstructural analysis. In order to predict the fluidity of the A356 alloy obtained from the suction fluidity tests, a mathematical model was developed based on heat and mass transfer equations coupled with thermodynamic calculations by ChemApp software. The simulation results show good agreement with the fluidity length obtained in the present study. From a series of model calculations, the effects of casting parameters on the fluidity of the A356 melt were discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/11/1986A356 aluminum alloyfluiditysuction fluidity testsolidificationfluidity modeling |
| spellingShingle | Hyeon-Sik Bang Hyeok-In Kwon Sung-Bean Chung Dae-Up Kim Min-Su Kim Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy Metals A356 aluminum alloy fluidity suction fluidity test solidification fluidity modeling |
| title | Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_full | Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_fullStr | Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_short | Experimental Investigation and Numerical Simulation of the Fluidity of A356 Aluminum Alloy |
| title_sort | experimental investigation and numerical simulation of the fluidity of a356 aluminum alloy |
| topic | A356 aluminum alloy fluidity suction fluidity test solidification fluidity modeling |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/12/11/1986 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT hyeonsikbang experimentalinvestigationandnumericalsimulationofthefluidityofa356aluminumalloy AT hyeokinkwon experimentalinvestigationandnumericalsimulationofthefluidityofa356aluminumalloy AT sungbeanchung experimentalinvestigationandnumericalsimulationofthefluidityofa356aluminumalloy AT daeupkim experimentalinvestigationandnumericalsimulationofthefluidityofa356aluminumalloy AT minsukim experimentalinvestigationandnumericalsimulationofthefluidityofa356aluminumalloy |