Influence of pouring methods on filling process,microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ91 Mg alloy pipe by horizontal centrifugal casting  

作　　者：Xue-feng Zhu Bao-yi Yu Li Zheng Bo-ning Yu Qiang Li Shu-ning Lü Hao Zhang 

机构地区：[1]School of Materials Science and Engineering,Shenyang University of Technology

出　　处：《China Foundry》2018年第3期196-202,共7页中国铸造（英文版）

基　　金：financially supported by the National Natural Foundation of China(Grant No.51605307);Liaoning Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.201501084)

摘　　要：Pouring position as the input heat source has great infl uence on the temperature fi eld evolution. In this study, the Flow3 D simulation software was applied to investigate the infl uence of pouring methods(with fi xed or moving pouring channel) on AZ91 Mg alloy horizontal centrifugal casting(HCC) process. The simulation results show that the moving pouring channel method can effectively increase the cooling rate and formability of casting pipe. The casting experiment shows that an AZ91 Mg alloy casting pipe with homogeneous microstructure and clear contour was obtained by the moving pouring channel method, and the grain size of the casting pipe is signifi cantly decreased. Meanwhile, serious macro-segregation appeared in the AZ91 casting pipe by the fi xed pouring channel HCC process. Compared with the fi xed pouring channel, the moving pouring channel can remarkably improve the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the AZ91 HCC pipe from 142.2 MPa to 201.5 MPa and 6.2% to 6.7%, respectively.Pouring position as the input heat source has great influence on the temperature field evolution. In this study, the Flow3D simulation software was applied to investigate the influence of pouring methods （with fixed or moving pouring channel） on AZ91 Mg alloy horizontal centrifugal casting （HCC） process. The simulation results show that the moving pouring channel method can effectively increase the cooling rate and formability of casting pipe. The casting experiment shows that an AZ91 Mg alloy casting pipe with homogeneous microstructure and clear contour was obtained by the moving pouring channel method, and the grain size of the casting pipe is significantly decreased. Meanwhile, serious macro-segregation appeared in the AZ91 casting pipe by the fixed pouring channel HCC process. Compared with the fixed pouring channel, the moving pouring channel can remarkably improve the ultimate tensile strength and elongation of the AZ91 HCC pipe from 142.2 MPa to 201.5 MPa and 6.2% to 6.7％, respectively .

关 键 词：HORIZONTAL CENTRIFUGAL casting (HCC) numerical simulation POURING method AZ91Mg alloy 

分 类 号：TG146.22[一般工业技术—材料科学与工程]