Effect of steady and time-harmonic magnetic fields on macrosegragation in alloy solidification
Conference
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OSTI ID:175483
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
Buoyancy-induced convection during the solidification of alloys can contribute significantly to the redistribution of alloy constituents, thereby creating large composition gradients in the final ingot. Termed macrosegregation, the condition diminishes the quality of the casting and, in the extreme, may require that the casting be remelted. The deleterious effects of buoyancy-driven flows may be suppressed through application of an external magnetic field, and in this study the effects of both steady and time-harmonic fields have been considered. For a steady magnetic field, extremely large field strengths would be required to effectively dampen convection patterns that contribute to macrosegregation. However, by reducing spatial variations in temperature and composition, turbulent mixing induced by a time-harmonic field reduces the number and severity of segregates in the final casting.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 175483
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505200--; ON: DE96000983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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