In long-term rheological shear experiments with semi-solid alloys, coarsening of the particles will falsify the interpretation of the experimental results.The coarsening is intensified by the shear induced convection ...In long-term rheological shear experiments with semi-solid alloys, coarsening of the particles will falsify the interpretation of the experimental results.The coarsening is intensified by the shear induced convection and the mean size of the particles is changed significantly during the experiments.A simple model has been set up which takes the influence of the convection into account.The resulting growth law has been simplified for diffusion and convection dominated growth.The growth law was verified with shear experiments in a Searl-rheometer with A356 and tin-lead alloys.The experiments demonstrated that under convection the growth follows a linear time law and that the rate constant depends on the root of the shear rate.The correction of experimental results to gain the true viscosity function is demonstrated for a shear jump experiment with A356.展开更多
The application of semisolid process was investigated on Pb-Sb alloys that are normally used for metallic parts in car batteries, in order to increase their mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.The semisolid...The application of semisolid process was investigated on Pb-Sb alloys that are normally used for metallic parts in car batteries, in order to increase their mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.The semisolid behaviour of a Pb-4%Sb alloy was analysed by means of rheological and calorimetry differential scanning experiments.The alloy was melted, treated by ultrasound to obtain the semisolid state and then poured into permanent moulds.Some of these samples were also heated in semisolid temperature range and injected in thixo-casting apparatus.Both poured and injected samples were characterized by metallographic analysis, mechanical test and electrochemical corrosion experiments.The results show an improvement of mechanical and corrosion resistance with respect to samples obtained by conventional casting technique.展开更多
文摘In long-term rheological shear experiments with semi-solid alloys, coarsening of the particles will falsify the interpretation of the experimental results.The coarsening is intensified by the shear induced convection and the mean size of the particles is changed significantly during the experiments.A simple model has been set up which takes the influence of the convection into account.The resulting growth law has been simplified for diffusion and convection dominated growth.The growth law was verified with shear experiments in a Searl-rheometer with A356 and tin-lead alloys.The experiments demonstrated that under convection the growth follows a linear time law and that the rate constant depends on the root of the shear rate.The correction of experimental results to gain the true viscosity function is demonstrated for a shear jump experiment with A356.
文摘The application of semisolid process was investigated on Pb-Sb alloys that are normally used for metallic parts in car batteries, in order to increase their mechanical properties and corrosion resistance.The semisolid behaviour of a Pb-4%Sb alloy was analysed by means of rheological and calorimetry differential scanning experiments.The alloy was melted, treated by ultrasound to obtain the semisolid state and then poured into permanent moulds.Some of these samples were also heated in semisolid temperature range and injected in thixo-casting apparatus.Both poured and injected samples were characterized by metallographic analysis, mechanical test and electrochemical corrosion experiments.The results show an improvement of mechanical and corrosion resistance with respect to samples obtained by conventional casting technique.
