Multi-axial Measurement of Casting Wall Movement During SGI Solidification and Cooling in the Mold
Location
Presentation- Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis Presentation (Archived)
Faculty Mentor
Mingzhi Xu
Faculty Mentor Email
mxu@georgiasouthern.edu
Presentation Year
2021
Start Date
26-4-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-4-2021 12:00 AM
Keywords
Cast metals, Casting wall movement
Description
Cast metals typically shrink when changing state from liquid to solid and during cooling. However, certain metals such as cast iron with high carbon contents expand during solidification. A novel method is proposed to be used in multiple heats to track the expansion and contraction of a spheroidal graphite cast iron (SGI) mold wall utilizing a highly accurate non-contact laser displacement sensor while also tracking the thermal history of the casting utilizing thermocouples. In the current study, a fixture was designed to hold the non-contact laser displacement sensor that will be used in the different heats. The future work will include analyzing a multitude of variables that affect mold wall movement: mold strength, pouring temperature, riser condition, metalhead pressure, carbon equivalent, nodularity, and inoculation. Each variable will be studied independently and displacement and thermal data will be collected and linked to mold wall movement related defects such as surface distortion and porosity.
Academic Unit
Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing
Multi-axial Measurement of Casting Wall Movement During SGI Solidification and Cooling in the Mold
Presentation- Allen E. Paulson College of Engineering and Computing
Cast metals typically shrink when changing state from liquid to solid and during cooling. However, certain metals such as cast iron with high carbon contents expand during solidification. A novel method is proposed to be used in multiple heats to track the expansion and contraction of a spheroidal graphite cast iron (SGI) mold wall utilizing a highly accurate non-contact laser displacement sensor while also tracking the thermal history of the casting utilizing thermocouples. In the current study, a fixture was designed to hold the non-contact laser displacement sensor that will be used in the different heats. The future work will include analyzing a multitude of variables that affect mold wall movement: mold strength, pouring temperature, riser condition, metalhead pressure, carbon equivalent, nodularity, and inoculation. Each variable will be studied independently and displacement and thermal data will be collected and linked to mold wall movement related defects such as surface distortion and porosity.
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