Effects of Mold Temperature and Casting Temperature on Hot Cracking in Al-4.5 wt.% Cu Alloy

Abstract:

Hot cracking is an important defect that occurs during solidification of aluminum-copper alloys. In this present work, the effects of mold temperature and casting temperature on hot cracking in the Al-4.5 wt.% Cu alloy has been studied using a ring mold for hot cracking assessment. For the experimental conditions, three mold temperatures between 150 and 350°C and three casting temperatures between 670 and 770°C were studied and Al-7 wt.% Si alloy was used as reference for comparison. The results showed Al-7 wt.% Si alloy has high resistance to hot cracking and no hot cracking forms under three different mold temperatures, while Al-4.5 wt.% Cu alloy shows significant hot cracking tendency under the same casting conditions. The severity of hot cracking in Al-4.5 wt.% Cu alloy decreased significantly with increasing the mold temperature and decreasing the casting temperature. On the other hand, an increasing casting temperature resulted in severer hot cracking in Al-4.5 wt.% Cu alloy.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 747)
• Pages: 623-626
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.747.623
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: R. Burapa, S. Rawangwong, J. Chatthong, Worapong Boonchouytan
• Keywords: Al-4.5 wt.% Cu Alloy, Casting, Hot Cracking, Ring Mold Testing

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