Microstructure Formation in AlSi6Cu4 Alloy with Forced Melt Flow Induced by a Rotating Magnetic Field

Gerhard Zimmermann; Viktor T. Vitusevych; Laszlo Sturz

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.649.249

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Microstructure Formation in AlSi6Cu4 Alloy with Forced Melt Flow Induced by a Rotating Magnetic Field

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The objective of this paper is the experimental investigation of the microstructure in Al-6wt%Si-4wt%Cu alloy, directionally solidified without and with forced melt flow, induced by a rotating magnetic field. The flow leads to reduced primary dendrite spacing and to strong radial segregation of silicon and copper. As a consequence the local solidification conditions change, resulting in different types of Al2Cu phase formation. This outcome is explained by ThermoCalc calculations predicting the corresponding solidification behavior.

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Materials Science Forum (Volume 649)

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249-254

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May 2010

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Gerhard Zimmermann, Viktor T. Vitusevych, Laszlo Sturz

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AlSiCu Alloy, Melt Flow, Microstructure, Rotating Magnetic Field, Solidification

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