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: Received: 28 September 2023 / Approved: 29 September 2023 / Online: 29 September 2023 (07:26:53 CEST)
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Fuertes, J.P.; Rodriguez, A.; Perez, G.; Rivero, P.J. Thermal Analysis and Computer Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Used for an Automotive Industry Part. Preprints2023, 2023092054. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2054.v1
Fuertes, J.P.; Rodriguez, A.; Perez, G.; Rivero, P.J. Thermal Analysis and Computer Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Used for an Automotive Industry Part. Preprints 2023, 2023092054. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2054.v1
Fuertes, J.P.; Rodriguez, A.; Perez, G.; Rivero, P.J. Thermal Analysis and Computer Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Used for an Automotive Industry Part. Preprints2023, 2023092054. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2054.v1
APA Style
Fuertes, J.P., Rodriguez, A., Perez, G., & Rivero, P.J. (2023). Thermal Analysis and Computer Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Used for an Automotive Industry Part. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2054.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Fuertes, J.P., Gurutze Perez and Pedro J. Rivero. 2023 "Thermal Analysis and Computer Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy Used for an Automotive Industry Part" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.2054.v1
Abstract
Thermal analysis of a hypereutectic Al-Si alloy used for an automotive part was carried out in this research work. Solidification characteristics are recognized from the Temperature-time curve and its corresponding derivatives. This analysis was successfully used in a simulation software program with the aim of improving the resultant simulation accuracy. In this study, different types of molds, with and without cooling systems, were designed and used. The melt present in the furnaces of the factory was used to simulate the casting process. The effect of different cooling rates (1.2ºC/s, 2ºC/s, 2.3ºC/s and 2.9ºC/s) on the solidification parameters have been investigated. Differences in the resultant microstructure between wall and center of the molds have been analyzed and have been related to the T-t curve. Finally, the experimental results clearly indicate that the water-cooling rate of the molds and the melt temperature directly affects the solidification process as well as the final microstructure.
Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
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