Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing

Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing is a relatively successful method for forming alloys in the semi-solid state to near net shaped products. One type of SSM processing is thixoforming which is used widely in the automotive industry to produce near netshaped parts. All the alloys that have been used...

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Main Authors: Salleh, Mohd Shukor, Omar, Mohd Zaidi, Syarif, Junaidi, Mohammed, Mohamad Naser, Alhawari, Khalid Salim
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Omar, Mohd Zaidi
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Alhawari, Khalid Salim
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Alhawari, Khalid Salim
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description Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing is a relatively successful method for forming alloys in the semi-solid state to near net shaped products. One type of SSM processing is thixoforming which is used widely in the automotive industry to produce near netshaped parts. All the alloys that have been used to date for thixoforming were developed originally for either casting or forging purposes. Therefore, it is necessary to modify existing commercial alloys in order to improve the potential of these alloys for use in thixoforming. In the present work, thermodynamic simulations were utilised to determine the working window temperature, solidification temperature range and fraction liquid sensitivity of modified A319 commercial alloy. All the calculations in the present work are performed using JMatPro software. The conditions of the nonequilibrium solidification are determined using the Scheil-Gulliver equation. A key advantage of the JMatPro software is that it allows the calculation of the formation conditions for the various stoichiometric compounds (exp: α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si, β-AlFesi, Al5Cu2Mg8Si6, Al7Cu2M and Al2Cu), which has a great influence on the mechanical properties of aluminium alloys. The results indicate that these modified alloys are potential materials for thixoforming.
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spelling my.utem.eprints-143132015-05-28T04:37:32Z http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14313/ Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing Salleh, Mohd Shukor Omar, Mohd Zaidi Syarif, Junaidi Mohammed, Mohamad Naser Alhawari, Khalid Salim TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing is a relatively successful method for forming alloys in the semi-solid state to near net shaped products. One type of SSM processing is thixoforming which is used widely in the automotive industry to produce near netshaped parts. All the alloys that have been used to date for thixoforming were developed originally for either casting or forging purposes. Therefore, it is necessary to modify existing commercial alloys in order to improve the potential of these alloys for use in thixoforming. In the present work, thermodynamic simulations were utilised to determine the working window temperature, solidification temperature range and fraction liquid sensitivity of modified A319 commercial alloy. All the calculations in the present work are performed using JMatPro software. The conditions of the nonequilibrium solidification are determined using the Scheil-Gulliver equation. A key advantage of the JMatPro software is that it allows the calculation of the formation conditions for the various stoichiometric compounds (exp: α-Al(Fe,Mn)Si, β-AlFesi, Al5Cu2Mg8Si6, Al7Cu2M and Al2Cu), which has a great influence on the mechanical properties of aluminium alloys. The results indicate that these modified alloys are potential materials for thixoforming. North Atlantic University Union 2013-09-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14313/1/International_Mathematics_and_computer_simulations.pdf Salleh, Mohd Shukor and Omar, Mohd Zaidi and Syarif, Junaidi and Mohammed, Mohamad Naser and Alhawari, Khalid Salim (2013) Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing. International Journal of Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 7 (3). pp. 286-293. ISSN 1998-0159
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Salleh, Mohd Shukor
Omar, Mohd Zaidi
Syarif, Junaidi
Mohammed, Mohamad Naser
Alhawari, Khalid Salim
Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
title Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
title_full Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
title_fullStr Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
title_full_unstemmed Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
title_short Thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
title_sort thermodynamic simulation on thixoformability of aluminium alloys for semi-solid metal processing
topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
url http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/14313/1/International_Mathematics_and_computer_simulations.pdf
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