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Microstructure, tensile properties and fractography of A356 alloy under as-cast and T6 obtained with expendable pattern shell casting process
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In this article, the microstructure, tensile properties and fractography of A356 alloy were studied under as-cast and T6 conditions obtained with expendable pattern shell casting, and the results were compared with lost foam casting (LFC).About:
This article is published in Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China.The article was published on 2012-10-01. It has received 39 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lost-foam casting & Casting.read more
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Fatigue properties of AlSi10Mg produced by Additive Layer Manufacturing
Julius N. Domfang Ngnekou,Yves Nadot,Gilbert Hénaff,Julien Nicolai,Wen Hao Kan,Julie M. Cairney,Lionel Ridosz +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of microstructure and defect on the fatigue life of an AlSi10Mg manufactured by additive layer manufacturing (ALM) was analyzed using 3D X-ray tomography.
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On the mechanical properties of heat-treated expanded perlite–aluminium syntactic foam
TL;DR: In this paper, the impact of heat treatment on microstructure characteristics, mechanical properties, deformation behavior, and cell wall fracture mechanism are investigated, where a syntactic foam is fabricated by counter-gravity infiltrating packed bed of expanded perlite particles with A356 aluminium alloy.
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Combined effects of mechanical vibration and wall thickness on microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 aluminum alloy produced by expendable pattern shell casting
TL;DR: In this article, the combined effects of mechanical vibration and wall thickness on the microstructure and mechanical properties of A356 aluminum alloy produced by the expendable pattern shell casting process were investigated.
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Syntactic foam core metal matrix sandwich composite: Compressive properties and strain rate effects
TL;DR: In this article, the first attempt to study metal matrix syntactic foam core sandwich composites under quasi-static and high strain rates was made, and the results showed that the fabric had a reinforcing effect under quasistatic conditions.
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Influence of defect size on the fatigue resistance of AlSi10Mg alloy elaborated by selective laser melting (SLM)
TL;DR: In this article, the role of microstructural parameters and defects on fatigue life was investigated in additive manufacturing (AM) process with a special attention paid to the importance of microstructure parameters and defect size.
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Damage by eutectic particle cracking in aluminum casting alloys A356/357
TL;DR: In this article, the strain dependence of particle cracking in aluminum alloys A356/357 in the T6 temper has been studied in a range of microstructures produced by varying solidification rate and Mg content, and by chemical modification of the eutectic silicon.
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Development of a 3-D thermal model of the low-pressure die-cast (LPDC) process of A356 aluminum alloy wheels
TL;DR: In this paper, a mathematical model of the low-pressure die casting process for the production of A356 aluminum alloy wheels has been developed to predict the evolution of temperature within the wheel and die under the auspices of a collaborative research agreement between researchers at the University of British Columbia and a North American wheel casting facility.
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Microstructure evolution and modification mechanism of the ytterbium modified Al-7.5%Si-0.45%Mg alloys
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of ytterbium (Yb) on the microstructure and eutectic solidification behavior of Al 75%Si −045%Mg alloys were investigated.
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Simulation of EPS foam decomposition in the lost foam casting process
TL;DR: In this article, a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model has been developed to simulate the fluid flow of molten aluminum and the heat transfer involved at the interfacial gap between the metal and the expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam pattern.
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Effect of Mg on the fracture characteristics of cast Al–7Si–Mg alloys
TL;DR: The fracture behavior of Al-7Si-Mg cast alloys mainly depends on the size and shape of eutectic silicon particles and iron-rich intermetallics.