The aim of the present work was to investigate the fluidity of four different high pressure die cast Al-Si alloys at different pouring temperatures. A vacuum fluidity test apparatus was employed to measure fluidity. The analysed alloys showed different flow sensitivities to casting temperatures. Furthermore, it is showed that among the considered alloying elements, magnesium and silicon affected the fluidity of the melt. One alloy was then contaminated with 50% scrap addition, increasing the amount of oxide inclusions. The fluidity of the contaminated melt has then been measured and compared with the fluidity of the clean melt. The results show that the fluidity of the alloy with scrap addition is lower than that of the clean melt. Further the fluidity linearly increases at increasing temperatures within the range between 580 and 680 degrees C until it reaches a plateau at the highest pouring temperatures.

Fluidity of aluminium die castings alloy

TIMELLI, GIULIO;BONOLLO, FRANCO
2007

Abstract

The aim of the present work was to investigate the fluidity of four different high pressure die cast Al-Si alloys at different pouring temperatures. A vacuum fluidity test apparatus was employed to measure fluidity. The analysed alloys showed different flow sensitivities to casting temperatures. Furthermore, it is showed that among the considered alloying elements, magnesium and silicon affected the fluidity of the melt. One alloy was then contaminated with 50% scrap addition, increasing the amount of oxide inclusions. The fluidity of the contaminated melt has then been measured and compared with the fluidity of the clean melt. The results show that the fluidity of the alloy with scrap addition is lower than that of the clean melt. Further the fluidity linearly increases at increasing temperatures within the range between 580 and 680 degrees C until it reaches a plateau at the highest pouring temperatures.
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