Industrialization of Aluminum Alloy Uniform Solidification Controlled Rheological Die Casting

Abstract:

An efficient and low-cost aluminum alloy uniform solidification control technology, namely, air-cooled stirring rod (ACSR) process, has been developed for preparing large volume semisolid slurry. The semisolid slurry preparation process is connected with the die-casting machine to form multiple integrated intelligent rheological die-casting production lines for the efficient preparation of rheological die-casting of large-scale thin-walled aluminum alloys. At present, the ACSR process can produce 40 kg of large-volume semisolid slurry with a solid phase ratio of 25% to 35% within 30 s. This rheological die-casting process has been industrialized for the preparation of high-quality aluminum alloy large-scale thin-walled parts, such as new energy vehicles and 5G communications. Typical products produced by this process include heat dissipation housings for 5G communications, filter housings, antenna chassis and three-electric structural shell, end cover, and ABS system valve body for new energy vehicles. Compared with traditional die castings, aluminum alloy castings prepared by the new process not only have fine and spherical microstructures, good surface quality, and fewer internal pores but also enjoys more excellent mechanical properties and thermal conductivity.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 327)
• Pages: 163-171
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.327.163
• Online since: January 2022
• Authors: Ming Fan Qi*, Yong Lin Kang, Yuan Hao Zheng, Ji Cheng Wang, Gu Nan Li, Ying Zhang
• Keywords: Aluminum Alloy, High Thermal Conductivity, Industrialization, Rheological Die Casting, Uniform Solidification Control Process

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