Category Archives: Aluminium-E

Fig. 4. Microstructure and α1- AlSiMnFe and α2- AlSiMnFe intermetallics in the F (a) and T6 (b) samples.

Comparison of As Cast and T6 heat treatment on high end-of-life-scrap secondaryaluminium alloy for High-Pressure Die Casting automotive structural components

A. Bongiovanni 1 *, M. Da Silva 2 , A. Castellero1 1 Department of Chemistry, NIS, University of Turin, Turin, Italy 2 Eurecat, Centre Tecnològic de Catalunya, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain *andrea.bongiovanni@unito.it, manel.dasilva@eurecat.org, alberto.castellero@unito.it Abstract The automotive industry is working towards further reducing the carbon footprint of its vehicles and, with the electric vehicle transition,

Read More

Conformal cooling as a support tool for eliminating local defects in high-pressure die casting series production

Conformal cooling as a support tool for eliminating local defects in high-pressure die casting series production

Vladislav Andronov, Zdeněk Pitrmuc, Jan Zajíc, Pavel Šotka, Libor Beránek & Martin Bock  Abstract This study addresses a critical issue in mass-producing gearbox housing MQ200GA at Škoda Auto a.s. The combination of SW ProCAST simulations and metal 3D printing (laser powder bed fusion—L-PBF) overcomes challenges posed by full mold printing. Instead, the authors adapt the conformal cooling design, introducing specific channel

Read More

Gas inclusion cut open by drilling, on the threaded profile.

Modelling the Impregnation of a Pressure-Tight Casting

Abstract Pressure tightness is important for many die-cast aluminium castings, but the interconnected porosity formed in the aluminium alloy high-pressure die castings (HPDC) can form a network connecting several surfaces of the casting, especially as a result of machining after casting. The resulting potential leakage path can be imagined as a series of discontinuities varying in

Read More

Numerical Simulations of Filling Flows in Die-Casting Molding of the Thin-Walled LED Heat Sink

Numerical Simulations of Filling Flows in Die-Casting Molding of the Thin-Walled LED Heat Sink

Rong-Yuan JouNational Formosa University, Huwei, Yunlin, TaiwanPaper No: ESDA2014-20373, V001T06A004; 9 pageshttps://doi.org/10.1115/ESDA2014-20373Published Online: October 23, 2014 In this study, the mold filling analyses of a thin-walled LED heat sink combined with the vacuum valve runner are simulated by FLOW-3D software. Two topics are analyzed and discussed. First, numerical simulations for variety of molding conditions, including effects of

Read More

Recent progress on cast magnesium alloy and components

Recent progress on cast magnesium alloy and components

Hecong Xie, Hua Zhao, Xin Guo, Yongfeng Li, Hengrui Hu, Jiangfeng Song, Bin Jiang & Fusheng Pan Abstract The application of cast magnesium alloy components is increasing in recent years, especially in the new energy automotive and transportation industries. As component application scenarios become increasingly complex, the performance of cast magnesium alloys needs to be further enhanced. Significant progress has been made in

Read More

A Study on Solidification Behavior of a High Pressure Die Cast Aluminum Swing Arm Using Commercial Modeling Software To Predict Porosity Level

A Study on Solidification Behavior of a High Pressure Die Cast Aluminum Swing Arm Using Commercial Modeling Software To Predict Porosity Level

Abstract In the automobile industry, aluminum casting is a commonly utilized production process for structural components. However, flaws in aluminum castings can lead to fatigue failures. This research study provides a thorough analysis of the design, development, construction, and testing of a swing arm made of aluminum die-cast (HPDC). The investigation primarily focuses on analyzing

Read More

Figure 3. Radio filter produced by means of the RSF/RheoMetalTM process. A unique feature of this product is the weight reduction of 1.6 kg facilitated by wall thicknesses as low as 0.4 mm at 40 mm height (aspect ratio 100). High conductivity low Si alloys were used, and thermal transport properties further increased by up to 20% depending on the alloy composition by means of heat treatments, as depicted in the top right diagram by means of arrows denoting the course of the latter (images provided by Comptech AB, Skillingaryd, Sweden).

Advances in Metal Casting Technology: A Review of State of the Art, Challenges and Trends—Part II: Technologies New and Revived

Open Access by Dirk Lehmhus Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Wiener Straße 12, 28359 Bremen, GermanyMetals 2024, 14(3), 334; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14030334Submission received: 25 February 2024 / Accepted: 8 March 2024 / Published: 14 March 2024(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Metal Casting Technology) 1. Introduction The present text is the second part of an editorial written for a

Read More

Figure 1. Schematic diagram of a typical HPDC process.

Development of High Performance Copper AlloyChill Vent for High Pressure Die Casting

Duoc T Phan, Syed H Masood*, Syed H Riza, and Harsh ModiDepartment of Mechanical and Product Design Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia*Email: smasood@swin.edu.au Abstract In High Pressure Die Casting (HDPC) process, chill vents are used to allow residual air and gases to exhaust out from the mould cavity. The objective of this

Read More

Progress in the preparation, forming and machining of metallic glasses

Progress in the preparation, forming and machining of metallic glasses

Xiaoke Li, Gaohui Li, Jun Ma, Yang Cao, Yapeng Xu, Wuyi MingShow moreAdd to MendeleyShareCite https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2024.03.022Get rights and content Highlights Abstract Metallic glasses (MGs), also known as amorphous alloys, has a unique atomic structure with long-range disorder and short-range order. MGs has excellent mechanical properties and is favored by many industries, such as, aerospace, medical devices, electronics and electricity, sports and leisure, etc. However, large-size MGs

Read More

Advances in Metal Casting Technology: A Review of State of the Art, Challenges and Trends—Part II: Technologies New and Revived

Advances in Metal Casting Technology: A Review of State of the Art, Challenges and Trends—Part II: Technologies New and Revived

by Dirk Lehmhus Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Wiener Straße 12, 28359 Bremen, GermanyMetals 2024, 14(3), 334; https://doi.org/10.3390/met14030334Submission received: 25 February 2024 / Accepted: 8 March 2024 / Published: 14 March 2024(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Metal Casting Technology) 1. Introduction It is a platitude that science and technology do not necessarily evolve along straight paths.

Read More