Heat transport and solidification in the electromagnetic casting of aluminum alloys. Part 1: Experimental measurements on a pilot-scale caster
- Intel Corp., Aloha, OR (United States)
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States). Dept. of Materials Science and Mineral Engineering
- Reynolds Metals Co., Muscle Shoals, AL (United States)
While many investigators have examined electromagnetic and magnetohydrodynamics phenomena in electromagnetic casting (EMC) of aluminum, there appears to be no published work on heat transport and solidification in such casters. This two-part series is an attempt to remedy this deficiency. The first part describes two experimental campaigns, carried out on a pilot-scale electromagnetic caster at Reynolds Metals Company, in which sacrificial thermocouples were used to obtain many data on temperature distributions within the aluminum of a pilot-scale caster and thereby to obtain the shape of the liquid metal pool (sump). The data reveal a strong dependence of temperature distribution and sump depth on casting speed but a relatively weak dependence on the flow rate of the quenching water striking the outside of the ingot.
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 203856
- Journal Information:
- Metallurgical Transactions, B, Journal Name: Metallurgical Transactions, B Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 26; ISSN MTTBCR; ISSN 0360-2141
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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