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OptCast is an integrated thermal optimization tool coupling commercial casting simulation software with optimization software
iSIGHT. Two types of optimizations are realized in OptCast: one uses an inverse modeling approach to determine boundary conditions
such as interfacial heat-transfer coefficients (HTCs), and the other optimizes casting process variables by minimizing cycle
time while maintaining casting quality. In this article, the global architecture and the development of OptCast for the commercial
casting simulation software MagmaSoft is described. The determination of interfacial HTCs with OptCast for the casting process
and the water quenching process is discussed. The optimized HTCs for a specific casting process are applied to a V8 engine
block for thermal analysis with sufficient accuracy to enable prediction of microstructures and mechanical properties. The
optimized HTCs for a water quenching process were applied to a cylinder head for residual stress analysis.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From
Design to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006 during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under
the auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control
Committee, the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum
Committee. 相似文献
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Shuhui Ma M.D. Maniruzzaman D.S. MacKenzie R.D. SissonJr. 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2007,38(4):583-589
The mechanical properties of age-hardenable Al-Si-Mg alloys depend on the rate at which the alloys are cooled after the solutionizing
heat treatment. Quench factor analysis, developed by Evancho and Staley, was able to quantify the effects of quenching rates
on the as-aged properties of an aluminum alloy. This method has been previously used to successfully predict yield strength
and hardness of wrought aluminum alloys. However, the quench factor data for aluminum castings is still rare in the literature.
In this study, the time-temperature during cooling and hardness were used as the inputs for quench factor modeling. The experimental
data were collected using the Jominy end quench method. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed on the experimental
data to estimate the kinetic parameters during quenching. Time-temperature-property curves of cast aluminum alloy A356 were
generated using the estimated kinetic parameters. Experimental verification was performed on a cast engine head. The predicted
hardness agreed well with that experimentally measured. The methodology described in this article requires little experimental
effort and can also be used to experimentally estimate the kinetic parameters during quenching for other aluminum alloys.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From Design
to Mechanical Properties” which occurred March 12–16, 2006, during the TMS Spring meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under the
auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control Committee,
the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum Committee. 相似文献
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Baicheng Liu Shoumei Xiong Qingyan Xu 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2007,38(4):525-532
Numerical methods to improve the computational efficiency and to extend the computational scale of the mold filling and solidification
of the aluminum die casting process were studied. For molding filling simulation, the parallel computation method was studied,
while for solidification simulation, an implicit finite difference scheme and a transient surface layer concept were studied.
In addition, the modified cellular automaton method was used to simulate the microstructure formation and evolution of the
aluminum alloy, including the grain structure and the dendritic microstructure. The experimental results show that the models
in the article are reasonable for describing the formation and evolution of the microstructure formation.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From
Design to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006 during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under
the auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control
Committee, the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum
Committee. 相似文献
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A new computational model for predicting microporosity in aluminum alloys is described. The model was calibrated against literature
data for binary Al-7 pct Si alloys, and subsequently applied to a chill plate test casting in A356 alloy and to an engine
block in 319 alloy. The new model allows spherical micropores to nucleate and grow by hydrogen diffusion from a material volume
surrounding the pores. This differs from a conventional interdendritic flow computational model for calculating porosity that
assumes spherical pores have a diameter proportional to the secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS). The new integrated pore
growth and interdendritic flow model predicts larger pore diameters and a volume fraction of microporosity that is in better
agreement with experimental observations than the interdendritic flow model.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From Design
to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006, during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under the
auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control Committee,
the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum Committee. 相似文献
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The quench sensitivity of a cast Al-7 wt pct Si-0.6 wt pct Mg alloy was characterized by tensile tests and scanning electron
microscopy. Specimens were cooled from the solution treatment temperature following 58 different cooling paths including interrupted
and delayed quenches. Analysis of the microstructure showed that quench precipitates were Mg2Si (β), which nucleated heterogeneously on Si eutectic particles as well as in the aluminum matrix, presumably on dislocations.
The quench sensitivity of the alloy’s yield strength was modeled by multiple C-curves, using an improved methodology for quench
factor analysis. The three C-curves used in the model represented loss of solute by (1) diffusion of Si to eutectic particles,
(2) precipitation of β on Si eutectic particles, and (3) precipitation of β in the matrix. The model yielded a R
2 of 0.994 and a root-mean-square error (RMSE) of 7.4 MPa. The model and the implications of the results are discussed in the
article.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From
Design to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006 during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under
the auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control
Committee, the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum
Committee. 相似文献
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M. F. Zhu C. P. Hong D. M. Stefanescu Y. A. Chang 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2007,38(4):517-524
In this article, a front tracking (FT) model and a modified cellular automaton (MCA) model are presented and their capabilities
in modeling the microstructure evolution during solidification of aluminum alloys are demonstrated. The FT model is first
validated by comparison with the predictions of the Lipton–Glicksman–Kurz (LGK) model. Calculations of the steady-state dendritic
tip growth velocity and equilibrium liquid composition as a function of melt undercooling for an Al-4 wt pct Cu alloy exhibit
good agreement between the FT simulations and the LGK predictions. The FT model is also used to simulate the secondary dendrite
arm spacing as a function of local solidification time. The simulated results agree well with the experimental data. The MCA
model is applied to simulate dendritic and nondendritic microstructure evolution in semisolid processing of an Al-Si alloy.
The effect of fluid flow on dendritic growth is also examined. The solute profiles in equiaxed dendritic solidification of
a ternary aluminum alloy are simulated as a function of cooling rate and compared with the prediction of the Scheil model.
The MCA model is extended to the multiphase system for the simulation of eutectic solidification. A particular emphasis is
made on the quantitative aspects of simulations.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium ”Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From Design
to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006, during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under the
auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control Committee,
the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum Committee. 相似文献
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Y. Xue C. L. Burton M. F. Horstemeyer D. L. McDowell J. T. Berry 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2007,38(4):601-606
This article presents a microstructure-based multistage fatigue (MSF) model extended from the model developed by McDowell
et al.[1,2] to an A380-F aluminum alloy to consider microstructure-property relations of descending order, signifying deleterious effects
of defects/discontinuities: (1) pores or oxides greater than 100 μm, (2) pores or oxides greater than 50 μm near the free surface, (3) a high porosity region with an area greater than 200 μm, and (4) oxide film of an area greater than 10,000 μm2. These microconstituents, inclusions, or discontinuities represent different casting features that may dominate fatigue life
at stages of fatigue damage evolutions. The incubation life is estimated using a modified Coffin–Mansion law at the microscale
based on the microplasticity at the discontinuity. The microstructurally small crack (MSC) and physically small crack (PSC)
growth was modeled using the crack tip displacement as the driving force, which is affected by the porosity and dendrite cell
size (DCS). When the fatigue damage evolves to several DCSs, cracks behave as long cracks with growth subject to the effective
stress intensity factor in linear elastic fracture mechanics. Based on an understanding of the microstructures of A380-F and
A356-T6 aluminum alloys, an engineering treatment of the MSF model was introduced for A380-F aluminum alloys by tailoring
a few model parameters based on the mechanical properties of the alloy. The MSF model is used to predict the upper and lower
bounds of the experimental fatigue strain life and stress life of the two cast aluminum alloys.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From
Design to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006 during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under
the auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control
Committee, the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum
Committee.
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Y. Xue (Assistant Research Professor)Email: |
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Determination of interfacial heat-transfer boundary conditions in an aluminum low-pressure permanent mold test casting 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Joy A. Hines 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2004,35(2):299-311
Great advances in casting modeling/simulation software have been made in the past several years. However, software predictions
are only as accurate as the material and processing properties used as inputs. The process of low-pressure semipermanent mold
casting is widely used by the automotive industry in the production of aluminum cylinder head castings. However, the process
is highly sensitive to various casting parameters and many of the influences are not well understood. This report presents
results from casting experiments and simulations using a specially designed casting, the “wing casting.” The casting experiments
demonstrated the variation in temperature change in different parts of the casting for different processing parameters. Boundary
conditions were determined for different areas on the mold surface and those parameters were discussed in terms of temperature
sensitivity in the casting behavior. It was also demonstrated that boundary conditions play a major role in the thermal behavior
in the casting during solidification. Finally, changes in the mold/casting surface geometry were found to have a large influence
on the value of the boundary conditions. 相似文献
9.
Kouichi Maruyama Mayumi Suzuki Hiroyuki Sato 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A》2002,33(3):875-882
The high-temperature creep resistance of magnesium alloys was discussed, with special reference to Mg-Al and Mg-Y alloys.
Mg-Al solid-solution alloys are superior to Al-Mg solid-solution alloys in terms of creep resistance. This is attributed to
the high internal stress typical of an hcp structure having only two independent basal slip systems. Although magnesium has
a smaller shear modulus than aluminum, the inherent creep resistance of Mg alloys is better than that of Al alloys. The creep
resistance of Mg alloys is improved substantially by the addition of Y. Solid-solution hardening is the principal mechanism
of the strengthening, but the details of the mechanism have not been elucidated yet. Forest dislocation hardening in concentrated
alloys and dynamic precipitation in a Mg-2.4 pct Y alloy also contribute to the strengthening. An addition of a very small
amount of Zn raises the dislocation density and significantly improves the creep resistance of Mg-Y alloys.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Defect Properties and Mechanical Behavior of HCP Metals
and Alloys” at the TMS Annual Meeting, February 11–15, 2001, in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the auspices of the following
ASM committees: Materials Science Critical Technology Sector, Structural Materials Division, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic
Materials Division, Chemistry & Physics of Materials Committee, Joint Nuclear Materials Committee, and Titanium Committee. 相似文献
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Creep strength of magnesium-based alloys 总被引:5,自引:0,他引:5
Maruyama Kouichi Suzuki Mayumi Sato Hiroyuki 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A》2002,33(13):875-882
The high-temperature creep resistance of magnesium alloys was discussed, with special reference to Mg-Al and Mg-Y alloys.
Mg-Al solid-solution alloys are superior to Al-Mg solid-solution alloys in terms of creep resistance. This is attributed to
the high internal stress typical of an hcp structure having only two independent basal slip systems. Although magnesium has
a smaller shear modulus than aluminum, the inherent creep resistance of Mg alloys is better than that of Al alloys. The creep
resistance of Mg alloys is improved substantially by the addition of Y. Solid-solution hardening is the principal mechanism
of the strengthening, but the details of the mechanism have not been elucidated yet. Forest dislocation hardening in concentrated
alloys and dynamic precipitation in a Mg-2.4 pct Y alloy also contribute to the strengthening. An addition of a very small
amount of Zn raises the dislocation density and significantly improves the creep resistance of Mg-Y alloys.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Defect Properties and Mechanical Behavior of HCP Metals
and Alloys” at the TMS Annual Meeting, February 11–15, 2001, in New Orleans, Louisiana, under the auspices of the following
ASM committees: Materials Science Critical Technology Sector, Structural Materials Division, Electronic, Magnetic & Photonic
Materials Division, Chemistry & Physics of Materials Committee, Joint Nuclear Materials Committee, and Titanium Committee. 相似文献
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Snecma Motors has been working on the development of γ-TiAl low-pressure turbine blades, including manufacturing optimization, castability evaluation of a selected alloy called
G4, and heat-treatment optimization of mechanical and physical properties. The objective of this study was to evaluate microstructure
variability regarding casting conditions and aluminum content. The response of cast microstructures to hot isostatic pressing
(hipping) and subsequent heat treatments was determined and quantified using tensile and creep testing. Such investigations
helped define an optimized heat treatment. Tensile and creep property assessment has shown a high-temperature potential for
G4 alloy with respect to other γ alloys. The G4 alloy also appears to be more creep resistant than conventional nickel-based superalloys on a specific basis.
The enhanced creep properties under the optimized low-temperature treatment are mainly attributed to solid solution strengthening
with Re, W, and Si elements and precipitation hardening with primary β phase decorating the primary dendrites. 相似文献
12.
M. Ganesan L. Thuinet D. Dye P. D. Lee 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2007,38(4):557-566
The random sampling approach offers an elegant yet accurate way of validating microsegregation models. However, both instrumental
errors and interference from secondary phases complicate the treatment of randomly sampled microprobe data. This study demonstrates
that the normal procedure of sorting the data for each element independently can lead to inaccurate estimation of segregation
profiles within multicomponent, multiphase, aluminum alloys. A recently proposed alloy-independent approach is shown to more
reliably isolate these interferences, allowing more accurate validation of microsegregation models. Application of this approach
to examine solidification segregation of a 319-type alloy demonstrated that, for these slowly cooled castings, neither Sr
or TiB2 additions significantly affected coring of Cu within the primary α-Al dendrites. Comparison against predictions of CALPHAD-type Gulliver–Scheil models was less satisfactory. Consideration
of back-diffusion and morphology effects through a one-dimensional (1-D) numerical model do not improve the agreement. Possible
reasons for the lack of agreement are hypothesized.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From
Design to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006 during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under
the auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control
Committee, the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum
Committee.
相似文献
P. D. Lee (Professor)Email: |
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Deepika Sachdeva Shashank Tiwari Suresh Sundarraj Alan A. Luo 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2010,41(6):1375-1383
Squeeze casting of magnesium alloys potentially can be used in lightweight chassis components such as control arms and knuckles.
This study documents the microstructural analysis and corrosion behavior of AM50 alloys squeeze cast at different pressures
between 40 and 120 MPa and compares them with high-pressure die cast (HPDC) AM50 alloy castings and an AM50 squeeze cast prototype
control arm. Although the corrosion rates of the squeeze cast samples are slightly higher than those observed for the HPDC
AM50 alloy, the former does produce virtually porosity-free castings that are required for structural applications like control
arms and wheels. This outcome is extremely encouraging as it provides an opportunity for additional alloy and process development
by squeeze casting that has remained relatively unexplored for magnesium alloys compared with aluminum. Among the microstructural
parameters analyzed, it seems that the β-phase interfacial area, indicating a greater degree of β network, leads to a lower corrosion rate. Weight loss was the better method for determining corrosion behavior in these alloys
that contain a large fraction of second phase, which can cause perturbations to an overall uniform surface corrosion behavior. 相似文献
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Y. F. Gu Y. Yamabe-Mitarai S. Nakazawa H. Harada 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A》2003,34(10):2217-2221
The ultra-high-temperature creep behaviors of an Ir-base, Ir-23Nb (in at. pct), two-phase refractory superalloy have been
investigated. The compression creep experiments were performed at temperatures from 1650 °C to 1800 °C at initial applied
stresses from 49 to 200 MPa. The results show that Ir-23Nb alloy has higher creep resistance and longer creep life in comparison
to Ir-17Nb alloy under the same experimental conditions. The steady-state creep behavior can be described in terms of power-law
creep with the apparent stress exponent of 4.5 and apparent activation energy of 653 kJ/mol. Basing on the investigation,
the possible reasons for the great improvement on the creep resistance and creep life in Ir-23Nb alloy are discussed.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Fundamentals of Structural Intermetallics,” presented
at the 2002 TMS Annual Meeting, February 21–27, 2002, in Seattle, Washington, under the auspices of the ASM and TMS Joint
Committee on Mechanical Behavior of Materials. 相似文献
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Xiangqun Ding Guoqiu He Chengshu Chen Zhengyu Zhu Xiaoshan Liu Paul N. Crepeau 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2007,38(4):591-599
In this article, three classes of criteria (stress-strain, energy, and critical plane) used for life estimation in multiaxial
high-cycle fatigue are discussed with emphasis on nonproportional loading, and the merits or demerits of each fatigue criterion
are indicated. This paper also reviews mechanisms of multiaxial high-cycle fatigue, especially under nonproportional loading,
and introduces studies in China on micromechanisms in high-cycle fatigue under multiaxial loading. Suggestions for further
work are proposed in the conclusions.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Simulation of Aluminum Shape Casting Processing: From
Design to Mechanical Properties,” which occurred March 12–16, 2006 during the TMS Spring Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, under
the auspices of the Computational Materials Science and Engineering Committee, the Process Modeling, Analysis and Control
Committee, the Solidification Committee, the Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the Light Metal Division/Aluminum
Committee.
相似文献
Xiangqun Ding (Associate Professor)Email: |
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Steven L. Atkins Jeffery C. Gibeling 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A》1995,26(12):3067-3079
A two dimensional axisymmetric finite element model has been developed to study the creep behavior of a high-temperature aluminum
alloy matrix (alloy 8009) reinforced with 11 vol pct silicon carbide paniculate. Because primary creep represents a significant
portion of the total creep strain for this matrix alloy, the emphasis of the present investigation is on the influence of
primary creep on the high-temperature behavior of the composite. The base alloy and composite are prepared by rapid solidification
processing, resulting in a very fine grain size and the absence of precipitates that may complicate modeling of the composite.
Because the matrix microstructure is unaffected by the presence of the SiC paniculate, this material is particularly well
suited to continuum finite element modeling. Stress contours, strain contours, and creep curves are presented for the model.
While the final distribution of stresses and strains is unaffected by the inclusion of primary creep, the overall creep response
of the model reveals a significant primary strain transient. The effects of true primary creep are more significant than the
primary-like transient introduced by the redistribution of stresses after loading. Examination of the stress contours indicates
that the matrix axial and shear components become less uniform while the effective stress becomes more homogeneous as creep
progresses and that the distribution of stresses do not change significantly with time after the strain rate reaches a steady
state. These results also confirm that load transfer from the matrix to reinforcement occurs primarily through the shear stress.
It is concluded that inclusion of matrix primary creep is essential to obtaining accurate representations of the creep response
of metal matrix composites.
formerly Graduate Research Assistant, University of California-Davis
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Creep and Fatigue in Metal Matrix Composites” at the
1994 TMS/ASM Spring meeting, held February 28–March 3, 1994, in San Francisco, California, under the auspices of the joint
TMS-SMD/ ASM-MSD Composite Materials Committee. 相似文献
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Y. Yamabe-Mitarai Y. Gu H. Harada C. Huang 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A》2005,36(3):547-557
Ir-base alloys with the fcc and L12-Ir3X (X = Nb, Zr) two-phase structure have been developed as next-generation high-temperature materials. The compressive creep
behavior of Ir-Nb and Ir-Zr alloys was investigated at 2073 K under 137 MPa. The effect of addition of the third element,
Zr, on the creep behavior of an Ir-Nb alloy was also investigated at 2073 K for 137 MPa. The creep rate became two orders
lower by addition of a small amount of Zr. The lattice misfit change between the fcc and L12 two phase by addition of Zr and the deformation structure in binary and ternary alloys after a creep test were also investigated.
The creep behavior is discussed in terms of the lattice misfit, precipitate shape, and their distribution.
This article is based on a presentation made in the symposium entitled “Beyond Nickel-Base Superalloys,” which took place
March 14–18, 2004, at the TMS Spring meeting in Charlotte, NC, under the auspices of the SMD-Corrosion and Environmental Effects
Committee, the SMD-High Temperature Alloys Committee, the SMD-Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee, and the SMD-Refractory
Metals Committee. 相似文献
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E. M. Johnson T. R. Watkins J. E. Schmidlin S. A. Dutler 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A》2012,43(5):1487-1496
A benchmark study was undertaken for casting residual stress measurements through neutron diffraction, which was subsequently
used to validate the accuracy of simulation prediction. The “stress lattice” specimen geometry was designed such that subsequent
castings would generate adequate residual stresses during solidification and cooling of ductile cast iron, without any cracks.
The residual stresses in the cast specimen were measured using neutron diffraction. Considering the difficulty in accessing
the neutron diffraction facility, these measurements can be considered as a benchmark for casting simulation validations.
Simulations were performed using the identical specimen geometry and casting conditions for predictions of residual stresses.
The simulation predictions were found to agree well with the experimentally measured residual stresses. The experimentally
validated model can be subsequently used to predict residual stresses in different cast components. This enables incorporation
of the residual stresses at the design phase along with external loads for accurate predictions of fatigue and fracture performance
of the cast components. 相似文献
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A. Badri T. T. Natarajan C. C. Snyder K. D. Powers F. J. Mannion A. W. Cramb 《Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B》2005,36(3):355-371
Surface defects, such as oscillation marks, ripples, and cracks that can be found on the surface of continuously cast steel,
originate in the continuous casting mold. Therefore, a detailed knowledge of initial solidification behavior of steel in a
continuous casting mold is necessary because it determines the surface quality of continuously cast slabs. In order to develop
an understanding of the initial solidification of continuous cast steels, a “mold simulator” was designed and constructed
to investigate heat-transfer phenomena during the initial phase of strand solidification. The mold simulator was used to obtain
solidified steel shells of different grades of steel under conditions similar to those found in industrial casting operations.
The resulting cast surface morphologies were compared with industrial slabs and were found to be in good agreement, indicating
that it is possible to simulate the continuous casting process by a laboratory scale simulator. 相似文献