Mechanism and preventive measures for die soldering during Al casting in a ferrous mold

JOM

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 47-54

  Shankar, Sumanth ^a   Apelian, Diran ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLDS; MOLTEN MATERIALS; SOLDERING; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

DIE SOLDERING;

METAL CASTING;

EID: 0036695309     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02711867     Document Type: Article

References (12)

1. Sumanth Shankar and Diran Apelian, "Die Soldering - Mechanism of the Interface Reaction between Molten Aluminum Alloy and Tool Steel," accepted for publication in Metall. Trans. (in press).
2. Sumanth Shankar and Diran Apelian, "Die Soldering - Effect of Process Parameters and Alloy Characteristics on Die Soldering," Int. J. Cast Metals (accepted and in press).
3. Sumanth Shankar and Diran Apelian, "Effect of the Die Material and Surface Treatment on the Soldering of Aluminum Alloys to Dies," NADCA Transactions (Rosemont, IL: NADCA, 2000).
4. Sumanth Shankar and Diran Apelian, "The Role of Aluminum Alloy Chemistry and Die Material in Die Soldering," NADCA Transactions (Rosemont, IL: NADCA, 1999), pp. 281-290.
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6. Sumanth Shankar and Diran Apelian, "Die Soldering: A Metallurgical Analysis of the Die/Molten Metal Interface Reactions," NADCA Transactions (Rosemont, IL: NADCA, 1997), pp. 245-251.
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10. Susan M. Abkowitz, Dynamet Technologies, private communication (1999).
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