Microdefects formation during the twin-roll casting of Al-Mg-Mn aluminium alloys

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 62-72

  Gras, Ch ^a,b,c   Meredith, M ^a   Hunt, J D ^b  

^a Alcan Intl's Banbury Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c SELLAFIELD LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AA3105; Aluminium alloys; Casting defect; Continuous casting

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM SHEET; BUCKLING; CONTINUOUS CASTING; COSTS; DEFORMATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLIDIFICATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

AA3105; CASTING DEFECTS; SURFACE DEFECTS; SURFACE QUALITY;

DEFECTS;

EID: 23244455142     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.09.084     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. M. Yun, S. Lokyer, and J.D. Hunt Twin roll casting of aluminium alloys Mater. Sci. Eng. A 280 2000 116 123
2. R. Cook, P.G. Grocock, P.M. Thomas, D.V. Edmonds, and J.D. Hunt Development of twin-roll casting process J. Mater. Proc. Technol. 55 1995 76 84
3. D.V. Edmonds Innovation in the processing of tonnage materials: examples from the steel and aluminium industries J. Mater. Process. Technol. 83 1998 1 13
4. R. Wechsler The status of twin roll casting technology Scand. J. Metall. 32 2003 58 63
5. T. Haga, T. Nishiyama, and S. Suzuki Strip casting of A5182 alloy using melt drag twin roll caster J. Mater. Proc. Technol. 133 2003 103 107
6. T. Haga, and S. Suzuki Melt ejection twin roll caster for twin roll casting of aluminum alloy J. Mater. Proc. Technol. 137 2003 92 95
7. Ch. Gras, M. Meredith, K. Gatenby, and J.D. Hunt Defect formation in twin roll-cast AA3xxx and 5xxx series aluminium alloys Mater. Sci. Forum 396-402 2002 89 94
8. M. Yun A Numerical and Experimental Study of the Twin-Roll Casting Process 1992 Department of Materials, Oxford University Oxford
9. D.J. Monaghan Twin Roll Cast Aluminium Alloys 1993 Department of Materials, Oxford University Oxford
10. S.A. Lockyer, M. Yun, J.D. Hunt, and D.V. Edmonds Micro- and macrodefects in thin sheet twin-roll cast aluminium alloys Mater. Charac. 37 1996 301 310
11. M. Yun, S.A. Lockyer, and J.D. Hunt The formation of surface bleeds in twin roll cast aluminium sheet Int. J. Cast. Met. Res. 13 2001 255 261
12. Ch. Gras, Unpublished results.
13. N.J. Luiggi Analysis of the thermoelectric power measurements in the study of precipitation kinetics in 3003 Al alloys Metall. Mater. Trans. B 28 1997 149 159
14. N.J. Luiggi Thermoelectric power study of non-isothermal precipitation in 3003 alloys Z. Metallkd. 88 1997 274 277
15. N.J. Luiggi Characterisation by thermoelectric power of a commercial aluminium-iron-silicon alloy (8011) during isothermal precipitation Metall. Mater. Trans. A 29 1998 2669 2676
16. V. Massardier, T. Epicier, and P. Merle Correlation between the microstructural evolution of A 6061 aluminium alloy and the evolution of its thermoelectric power Acta Mater. 48 2000 2911 2924
17. D. Sun, X.C. Sun, D.O. Nothwood, and J.H. Sokolowski Thermoelectric power characterisation of 2024 aluminium alloys during solution treatment and aging Mater. Charac. 36 1996 83 92
18. S.I. Vooijs, S.B. Davenport, I. Todd, and S. Van Der Zwaag Monitoring the precipitation reactions in a cold rolled Al-Mn-Mg-Cu alloy using thermoelectric power and electrical resistivity measurements Philos. Mag. A 81 8 2001 2059 2072
19. L.F. Mondolfo Manganese in Aluminium Alloys 1978 The Manganese Centre France
20. H.D. Merchant, T.Z. Kattamis, and J.G. Morris Continuous casting of non-ferrous metals and alloys H.D. Merchant D.E. Tyler E.H. Ghia The Minerals 1989 Metals and Materials Society 1 66
21. K.M.A. al (Ed.), Metallography and microstructures, in: Metals Handbook, 9th ed., ASM, Ohio.
22. L. Bächerud, E. Krol, and J. Tamminen Solidification Characteristics of Aluminium Alloys: Wrought Alloys, vol. 1 1996 Skanaluminium Oslo, Norway
23. L.F. Mondolfo Aluminium Alloys: Structure and Properties 1975 Butterworths London
24. E. Tromborg, A.L. Dons, and L. Arnberg Aluminium Alloys - Their Physical and Mechanical Properties ICAA3 1992 Trondheim Norway
25. P. Furrer Structural changes during heat treatment of direct chill-cast Al-Mn alloy Z. Metallkd. 70 1979 699 706
26. Y. Birol, and F. Sertcelik Intermetallic particles in a strip-cast Al-Fe-Mn-Si alloy Z. Metallkd. 90 5 1999 329 334
27. M. Qian, J.A. Taylor, J.Y. Yao, M.J. Couper, and D.H. St. John A practical method for identifying intermetallic phase particles in aluminium alloys by electron probe microanalysis J. Light Alloys 1 2001 187 193
28. R.W. Cahn Physical Metallurgy 1970 N.-H.P. Company Amsterdam
29. S.A. M. Yun, and J.D. Lockyer Proceedings of the Hunt International Symposium on Designing Processing and Properties of Advanced Engineering Materials Toyohashi, Japan 1997
30. J.D. Hunt, Private communication