Mechanical Properties of High Performance Aluminum Castings 2001-01-0406
Squeeze casting and semi-solid metal forming produce aluminum castings with exceptional properties. This paper compares the mechanical properties and microstructures of a production component processed by a variety of casting processes and heat treatments. Note, in all cases, the current insert tool used for squeeze casting was adapted to be utilized in the various semi-solid metal forming processes.
The results showed that semi-solid metal forming produced consistently better mechanical properties compared to squeeze casting. Defects, primarily oxide films, were determined to be responsible for the lower and less consistent properties of the squeeze cast material.
Citation: Druschitz, A., Prucha, T., Kopper, A., and Chadwick, T., "Mechanical Properties of High Performance Aluminum Castings," SAE Technical Paper 2001-01-0406, 2001, https://doi.org/10.4271/2001-01-0406. Download Citation
Author(s):
Alan P. Druschitz, Thomas E. Prucha, Adam E. Kopper, Thomas A. Chadwick
Affiliated:
INTERMET Corp.
Pages: 9
Event:
SAE 2001 World Congress
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
Developments in Lightweight Aluminum Alloys for Automotive Applications: 2001-2005-PT-130, Automotive Casting Processes and Materials-SP-1603, SAE 2001 Transactions Journal of Materials & Manufacturing-V110-5
Related Topics:
Casting
Heat treatment
Forming
Production
Aluminum
Metals
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