Effect of Mold Material on Boundary Heat Flux Transients during Gravity Die-Casting

Abstract:

Experiments were conducted to study the effect of mold material on boundary heat flux variation during gravity die-casting. Inverse method was used for determining heat flux on the inside and outside surface of the mold during casting of pure Aluminum and Al-B₄C composites. Different chill materials were used as mold material on one side of the rectangular mold cavity. K- type thermocouples were used for measurement of mold temperature during casting solidification. The mold temperatures at various locations were recorded using a data logger. These measured temperatures were used as input by the inverse algorithm for the assessment of the surface heat flux as a function of time. It was observed that the temperature difference between the inner and outer surface of the copper is very less in comparison to the cast iron mold and stainless steel mold. The cooling curve of the insulation mold indicates that there is no heat transfer through the insulation mold. The boundary heat flux is much higher in the case of copper mold than in the cases of cast iron mold and stainless steel mold.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 766-767)
• Pages: 405-409
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.766-767.405
• Online since: June 2015
• Authors: S. Sanman*, K.V. Sreenivas Rao, K.C. Anil
• Keywords: Boundary Heat Flux, Gravity Die Casting, Inverse Heat Conduction

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