High Speed Roll Casting of Al-5%Mg Strip at Semisolid Condition

Abstract:

Semisolid Al–Mg alloy strips were cast using high-speed twin-roll casting under very low roll loads to investigate the effect of low roll loads on surface cracking and center segregation of Mg. In the conventional twin-roll caster for aluminum alloys, the roll speed is usually less than 2 m/min, and the roll load is typically greater than 1 kN/mm to solidify the aluminum alloy and reduce casting defects. In the vertical type high-speed twin-roll caster, the roll speed can range from 10 to 90 m/min, and strips can be cast at roll loads below 500 N/mm, down to loads as low as 2 N/mm. Strips cast at 2 N/mm in this study did not completely solidify when released from the rolls; this means that the strips were semisolid. Al–Mg strips can be continuously cast without breaking when they are semisolid. The surface cracking and center segregation of these strips were compared with those of strips cast at a higher load of 88 N/mm. The effect of the small load on the presence of Mg at cross sections of the strip was investigated using etching with Weck’s reagent.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volume 348)
• Pages: 7-14
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-UcH19d
• Online since: August 2023
• Authors: Toshio Haga*, Kazuki Yamazaki, Shinichi Nishida
• Keywords: Center Segregation, Low Roll Load, Semisolid Strip Casting, Surface Crack, Vertical Type High Speed Twin Roll Caster, Weck’s Regent

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