INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF HOLDING TIME AND MELT STIRRING ON THE GRAIN REFINEMENT OF AN A206 ALLOY
MATERIALI IN TEHNOLOGIJE, cilt.50, sa.3, ss.433-437, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2016
- Doi Numarası: 10.17222/mit.2014.302
- Dergi Adı: MATERIALI IN TEHNOLOGIJE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.433-437
- Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Effects of melt stirring and holding time were studied with an Al-4.5 % of mass fractions of Cu (A206) alloy. The optimum level of a grain refiner was determined in conjunction with both continuously stirred and non-stirred melts during the holding time. Results showed that a mass fraction of a Ti addition of as low as 0.03 % was sufficient to obtain the 82 mu m average grain size, while a Ti addition exceeding the mass fraction of 0.03 % showed no significant effect on the grain size of castings. The grain refinement tends to fade with a long holding time in a non-stirred liquid. The results also showed that an effective grain refinement of the A206 alloy can be achieved with a long holding time as long as the liquid alloy is continually stirred.