Effect of Internal Electromagnetic Stirrings DC Casting on Grain Refinement and Segregation of Large-Sized Billet of 2219 Alloy

Abstract:

An advanced method called internal electromagnetic stirring (I-EMS) was investigated to resolve the engineering problems like coarse-grain, inhomogeneous structure and macrosegregation. The electromagnetic stirrer functioned with internal-cooling was inserted in the melt during DC casting. In this study, a round billet of 2219 alloy DC cast with a diameter of 880mm under I-EMS process condition was produced, and its structure and composition distribution were comparatively characterized. The results show that the mean grain size decreased from the range of 872, 1023, 332 μm to the range of 317, 438, 271 μm at different billet positions with I-EMS. I-EMS consequently produce superior grain refinement and homogeneity. The effect of I-EMS on the grain-refinement and macrosegregation was also discussed.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 1035)
• Pages: 227-234
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1035.227
• Online since: June 2021
• Authors: Hao Dong Zhao*, Zhi Feng Zhang, Bao Li, Ming Wei Gao, Yue Long Bai
• Keywords: 2219 Alloy, DC Casting, Grain Refinement, Internal Electromagnetic Stirrings, Large-Sized Billet, Macrosegregation

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