The effects of vacuum assistance on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high-pressure die cast AZ91 D alloy at different slow shot speeds were evaluated. Plate-shaped castings of AZ91 D alloy were carried ...The effects of vacuum assistance on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high-pressure die cast AZ91 D alloy at different slow shot speeds were evaluated. Plate-shaped castings of AZ91 D alloy were carried out on a TOYO BD-350V5 cold chamber die casting machine incorporated with a self-improved TOYO vacuum system. It was found that the vacuum pressure in the die cavity at the beginning of mold filling increases with the increase of slow shot speed, following a cubic polynomial curve, resulting in a decline in the porosity-reduction ability of vacuum assistance with the increase of slow shot speed. The externally solidified crystal(ESC) contents in conventional and vacuum die castings behave similar against the slow shot speed. The tensile properties of vacuum die castings were strongly influenced by the ESC content at relative low slow shot speeds. With the increase of slow shot speed, the influence of the gas porosity level in vacuum die castings would get prominent.展开更多
Two multi-step (two-step and three-step) slow shot speeds were used in the vacuum die casting process of AZ91D magnesium alloy. The vacuum pressure variation in the die cavity before mold filling was monitored by us...Two multi-step (two-step and three-step) slow shot speeds were used in the vacuum die casting process of AZ91D magnesium alloy. The vacuum pressure variation in the die cavity before mold filling was monitored by using a pressure sensor. The microstructures of the produced castings were analyzed with optical microscope and image analysis software. The experimental results demonstrate that, the vacuum pressure in the die cavity at the beginning of mold filling is significantly reduced by using three-step slow shot speed, resulting in a low gas porosity level in the produced castings. At an appropriate multi-step slow shot speed, the dwell time of the liquid metal in the shot sleeve before mold filling can be reduced and the flow of the liquid metal in the shot sleeve at the later stage of the slow shot process can be restrained, which cause a low externally solidified crystal content in the produced castings.展开更多
The effects of vacuum assistance on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high pressure die cast A390alloy at different slow shot speeds were evaluated.Plate-shaped specimens of hypereutectic A390aluminum al...The effects of vacuum assistance on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high pressure die cast A390alloy at different slow shot speeds were evaluated.Plate-shaped specimens of hypereutectic A390aluminum alloy were produced on a TOYO BD?350V5cold chamber die casting machine incorporated with a self-improved TOYO vacuum system.According to the results,the vacuum pressure inside the die cavity increased linearly with the increasing slow shot speed at the beginning of mold filling.Meanwhile,tensile properties of vacuum die castings were deteriorated by the porosity content.In addition,the average primary silicon size decreased from23to14μm when the slow shot speed increased from0.05to0.2m/s,which has a binary functional relationship with the slow shot speed.After heat treatment,microstructural morphologies revealed that needle-shaped and thin-flaked eutectic silicon particles became rounded while Al2Cu dissolved intoα(Al)matrix.Furthermore,the fractography revealed that the fracture mechanism has evolved from brittle transgranular fracture to a fracture mode with many dimples after heat treatment.展开更多
This paper presents a modeling and control of molten metal's pressure in pressing process using an innovative iron casting developed by our group. In this method, molten metal is directly poured into a lower mold, an...This paper presents a modeling and control of molten metal's pressure in pressing process using an innovative iron casting developed by our group. In this method, molten metal is directly poured into a lower mold, and then pressed to fill cavity by an upper mold being lowered down. For complex liquid flow during pressing, the liquid's pressure changing inside vertical path with various contraction and expansion geometries is newly modeled via the unstationary Bernoulli equation. The mathematical model is derived for a control design of pressing. To conduct the pressing velocity design algorithm, an unknown parameter of proposed model considering viscous flow is identified by using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) with heat flow calculation. Control performance using a multi-switching velocity pattern is confirmed as an effective control design using the pressure model, because the pressure fluctuation has discontinuous variation points. Substituting detailed information for mold shape, poured volume and initial temperature into a developed control input generator, an optimum pressing velocity design and a robust design for defect-free production are proposed by the design algorithm based on the construction of an inverse system comprised of the sequential switching from higher to lower speed. Consequently, the effectiveness of the pressing control with reasonable pressure suppression has been demonstrated through CFD.展开更多
基金Project(2012ZX04012011)supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of ChinaProject(2011BAE22B02)supported by the National Key Technologies R&D Program of ChinaProject(51275269)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The effects of vacuum assistance on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high-pressure die cast AZ91 D alloy at different slow shot speeds were evaluated. Plate-shaped castings of AZ91 D alloy were carried out on a TOYO BD-350V5 cold chamber die casting machine incorporated with a self-improved TOYO vacuum system. It was found that the vacuum pressure in the die cavity at the beginning of mold filling increases with the increase of slow shot speed, following a cubic polynomial curve, resulting in a decline in the porosity-reduction ability of vacuum assistance with the increase of slow shot speed. The externally solidified crystal(ESC) contents in conventional and vacuum die castings behave similar against the slow shot speed. The tensile properties of vacuum die castings were strongly influenced by the ESC content at relative low slow shot speeds. With the increase of slow shot speed, the influence of the gas porosity level in vacuum die castings would get prominent.
基金Project(51275269)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20121087918)supported by the Independent Research Program,China+1 种基金Project(2012ZX04012011)supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of ChinaProject(2013M540936)supported by Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China
文摘Two multi-step (two-step and three-step) slow shot speeds were used in the vacuum die casting process of AZ91D magnesium alloy. The vacuum pressure variation in the die cavity before mold filling was monitored by using a pressure sensor. The microstructures of the produced castings were analyzed with optical microscope and image analysis software. The experimental results demonstrate that, the vacuum pressure in the die cavity at the beginning of mold filling is significantly reduced by using three-step slow shot speed, resulting in a low gas porosity level in the produced castings. At an appropriate multi-step slow shot speed, the dwell time of the liquid metal in the shot sleeve before mold filling can be reduced and the flow of the liquid metal in the shot sleeve at the later stage of the slow shot process can be restrained, which cause a low externally solidified crystal content in the produced castings.
基金Project(51775297)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2015M580093)supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
文摘The effects of vacuum assistance on the microstructure and mechanical properties of high pressure die cast A390alloy at different slow shot speeds were evaluated.Plate-shaped specimens of hypereutectic A390aluminum alloy were produced on a TOYO BD?350V5cold chamber die casting machine incorporated with a self-improved TOYO vacuum system.According to the results,the vacuum pressure inside the die cavity increased linearly with the increasing slow shot speed at the beginning of mold filling.Meanwhile,tensile properties of vacuum die castings were deteriorated by the porosity content.In addition,the average primary silicon size decreased from23to14μm when the slow shot speed increased from0.05to0.2m/s,which has a binary functional relationship with the slow shot speed.After heat treatment,microstructural morphologies revealed that needle-shaped and thin-flaked eutectic silicon particles became rounded while Al2Cu dissolved intoα(Al)matrix.Furthermore,the fractography revealed that the fracture mechanism has evolved from brittle transgranular fracture to a fracture mode with many dimples after heat treatment.
文摘This paper presents a modeling and control of molten metal's pressure in pressing process using an innovative iron casting developed by our group. In this method, molten metal is directly poured into a lower mold, and then pressed to fill cavity by an upper mold being lowered down. For complex liquid flow during pressing, the liquid's pressure changing inside vertical path with various contraction and expansion geometries is newly modeled via the unstationary Bernoulli equation. The mathematical model is derived for a control design of pressing. To conduct the pressing velocity design algorithm, an unknown parameter of proposed model considering viscous flow is identified by using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) with heat flow calculation. Control performance using a multi-switching velocity pattern is confirmed as an effective control design using the pressure model, because the pressure fluctuation has discontinuous variation points. Substituting detailed information for mold shape, poured volume and initial temperature into a developed control input generator, an optimum pressing velocity design and a robust design for defect-free production are proposed by the design algorithm based on the construction of an inverse system comprised of the sequential switching from higher to lower speed. Consequently, the effectiveness of the pressing control with reasonable pressure suppression has been demonstrated through CFD.