Centerline Depletion in Direct-Chill Cast Aluminum Alloys: The Avalanche Effect and Its Consequence for Turbulent Jet Casting

Avalanche dynamics of sedimenting grains in direct-chill casting of aluminum ingots is investigated as a primary driving force for centerline segregation. An analytical model predicting the importance of avalanche events as a function of casting parameters is proposed and validated with prior art re...

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Main Authors: Wagstaff, Samuel R., Allabire, Antoine, Allanore, Antoine, Wagstaff, Samuel Robert
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Springer-Verlag 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110159
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5334-8129