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Sedimentation of free-floating grains is the main origin of the negative centerline segregation in direct-chill casting of aluminum alloys. This study examines the motion and distribution of the floating grains during casting using experimental measurements and numerical modeling. The typical floating grains consisting of interior solute-lean coarse dendrites and periphery fine dendrites were experimentally observed only in the central region of the billet along with the negative segregation. The billet exhibits the strongest segregation at the center where the most floating grains are found. In simulations, under the action of the convection and the underlying forces, the grains floating in the transition region exhibit different motion behaviors, i.e., settling to the mushy zone, floating in the slurry zone, and moving upward to the liquid zone. However, most grains were transported to the central region of the billet and then were captured by the mushy zone and settled. Therefore, the floating grains comprise the largest share of the grain structure at the center of the billet, in agreement with the experimental results. Moreover, the simulation results indicate that the increased size of the grains promotes the sedimentation of the floating grains. These results are important for the future alleviation of negative centerline segregation in direct-chill casting of aluminum alloys.

Motion and Distribution of Floating Grain in Direct-Chill Casting of Aluminum Alloys: Experiments and Numerical Modeling