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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2010-08-01

发表刊物：METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

收录刊物：SCIE、EI

卷号：41A

期号：8

页面范围：2067-2077

ISSN号：1073-5623

摘要：Quantitative knowledge of the thermal mechanical history experienced during direct chill (DC) casting aids the scientific understanding of the process especially in terms of defect formation such as hot tearing. In this work, a thermomechanical finite element (FE) model has been developed to simulate the DC casting of magnesium alloy AZ31 billets. The mathematical model simulates the evolution of temperature, stress, and strain within the billet during an industrial DC casting process. These quantities were then used to calculate the evolution in pressure, and hence hot tearing tendency, within the semisolid regime via the Rappaz-Drezet-Gremaud (RDG) criterion. The temperature predictions were validated against experimental thermocouple data measured during a plant trial at an industrial magnesium DC casting facility. In addition, the residual elastic strains predicted by the model were compared to residual strain measurements made at the Canadian Neutron Beam Centre (CNBC) using a magnesium billet produced during the industrial casting trial. The validated model was then used to quantitatively assess the impact of casting speed on the hot tearing tendency in AZ31 billets.