Influence of foam morphology on effective properties related to metal melt filtration

E Werzner, M Abendroth, C Demuth… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, a numerical study on the sensitivity, related to the performance of open‐cell
foams used for the depth filtration of liquid metals, on two characteristic morphological …

Influence of Grain Refiners on the Wettability of Al2O3 Substrate by Aluminum Melt

J Yang, S Bao, S Akhtar, P Shen, Y Li - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2021 - Springer
It is well known that grain refiner additions in aluminum melts significantly reduce the
filtration efficiency of ceramic foam filters (CFF). However, the mechanism remains unclear …

The Interactions Between Oxide Film Inclusions and Inoculation Particles TiB2 in Aluminum Melt

J Yang, S Bao, S Akhtar, Y Li - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, 2021 - Springer
In this work, a systematic study on the interactions between aluminum oxide films and TiB2
grain refiner particles and their effect on grain refinement behavior have been conducted …

Numerical modeling of flow conditions during steel filtration experiments

A Asad, E Werzner, C Demuth… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In the present article, the performance and the efficiency of ceramic filters for continuous
steel filtration in an induction crucible furnace, which is part of the steel casting simulator …

[HTML][HTML] The modelling of oxide film entrainment in casting systems using computational modelling

C Reilly, NR Green, MR Jolly, JC Gebelin - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2013 - Elsevier
As Campbell stated in 2006,“the use of entrainment models to optimise filling systems
designs for castings has huge commercial potential that has so far being neglected by …

The Influences of Grain Refiner, Inclusion Level, and Filter Grade on the Filtration Performance of Aluminum Melt

J Yang, S Bao, S Akhtar, U Tundal, S Tjøtta… - … Materials Transactions B, 2021 - Springer
The addition of grain refiner particles in the aluminum melt is known to reduce the filtration
efficiency of ceramic foam filter (CFF). In the present work, a systematic study on the …

Electromagnetically Modified Filtration of Aluminum Melts—Part I: Electromagnetic Theory and 30 PPI Ceramic Foam Filter Experimental Results

MW Kennedy, S Akhtar, JA Bakken… - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2013 - Springer
In the present work, laboratory-scale continuous filtration tests of liquid A356 aluminum alloy
have been performed. The tests were conducted using standard 30 PPI (pores per inch) …

Electromagnetic Priming of Ceramic Foam Filters (CFF) for Liquid Aluminum Filtration

R Fritzsch, MW Kennedy, JA Bakken, RE Aune - Light Metals 2013, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Commercial Ceramic Foam Filters (CFF) of 30, 50 and 80 Pores Per Inch (PPI) have
been primed, using magnetic field strengths of 0.06–0.2 T, for periods of 1–10 minutes. The …

Automated Metal Cleanliness Analyzer (AMCA): Digital Image Analysis Phase Differentiation and Benchmarking Against PoDFA-Derived Cleanliness Data

H Zedel, R Fritzsch, S Akhtar, RE Aune - TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 2023 - Springer
Assessing metal cleanliness of aluminummelts is critical for product quality control, as well
as for process optimization. PoDFA is the current standard method for assessing aluminum …

Inclusion behavior during the electron beam button melting test

JP Bellot, B Defay, J Jourdan, P Chapelle… - Journal of materials …, 2012 - Springer
The high mechanical performance of alloys developed for the manufacture of turbine disks
depend upon the size and the number density of the inclusions. The electron beam button …