Warm water scale model experiments for magnesium die casting

Mohamed I. Hassan, Kazunori Kuwana, Valerio Viti, Adrian S. Sabau, Kozo Saito

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Abstract

High-pressure die casting (HPDC) involves the filling of a cavity with the molten metal through a thin gate. High gate velocities yield jet break-up and atomization phenomena. In order to improve the quality of magnesium parts, the mold filling pattern, including atomization phenomena, needs to be understood. The goal of this study was to obtain experimental data on jet break-up characteristics for conditions similar to that of magnesium HPDC, and measure the droplet velocity and size distribution. A scale analysis is first presented in order to identify appropriate analogue for liquid magnesium alloys. Based on the scale analysis warm water was chosen as a suitable analogue and different nozzles were manufactured. A 2-D component phase Doppler particle analyzer (PDPA) and 2-D component particle image velocimetry (PIV) were then used to obtain fine particle diameter and velocity distributions in 2-D plane.

Original languageBritish English
Title of host publicationMagnesium Technology
Pages139-144
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2006
EventTMS 2006 Annual Meeting - Magnesium Technology - San Antonio, TX, United States
Duration: 12 Mar 200616 Mar 2006

Publication series

NameMagnesium Technology
Volume2006
ISSN (Print)1545-4150

Conference

ConferenceTMS 2006 Annual Meeting - Magnesium Technology
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Antonio, TX
Period12/03/0616/03/06

Keywords

  • High-pressure die casting
  • PDPA
  • PIV
  • Scale analysis

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