Influence of Melt Feeding Scheme and Casting Parameters During Direct-Chill Casting on Microstructure of an AA7050 Billet

Numerical Modeling of Macrosegregation during the Direct-Chill Casting of an Al alloy Billet

ABSTRACT Macrosegregation has been received high attention in the solidification modeling studies. In the present work, a numerical model was developed to predict the macrosegregation during the DC Casting of an Al-4.5wt%Cu billet. The mathematical model developed in this study consists of mass, momentum, energy and species conservation equations for a two-phase mixture of liquid and solid in a...

Macrosegregation in direct-chill casting of aluminium alloys

Effect of casting speed on solidification structure and central macrosegregation during continuous casting of high-carbon rectangular billet

IntroductIon Solidification structure and macrosegregation have great influence on the quality of high carbon steels. Center segregation in high carbon steel results in a high concentrations of chemical components especially carbon element and has a great influence on the quality of wire rod [1-3]. Wire rod with center cementite network resulting from severe segregation not only shows low ducti...

Continuous Roll Casting of Aluminium Alloys– Casting Parameters Analysis

The continuous roll casting process (CRC), consisting of continuous strip casting between rolls, is now well known. It was introduced by the SCAL Company (Pechiney Ugine Kuhlmann Group) 60 years ago 1 . The process consists of solidifying aluminum or aluminum alloys between the water-cooled rolls of a duo rolling mill. From the moment when solidification is completed to the moment when the stri...

Melt Flow Characterization in Continuous Casting Tundishes

Melt flow in continuous casting tundishes is normal[y characterized by a combined model. The model is used to analyze the residence time disttibution of fluid in a tundish, In this model, the fluid volume in tundish is considered to be consisting of the plug flow, well-mixed flow, and dead volumes. Although this model was proposed over 20 years ago, most researchers have either used it incorrec...