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Experimental Modelling using Low Melting Point Metallic Melts: Relevance for Metallurgical Engineering
Author(s) -
Eckert Sven,
Gerbeth Gunter,
Räbiger Dirk,
Willers Bernd,
Zhang Chaojie
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
steel research international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.603
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1869-344X
pISSN - 1611-3683
DOI - 10.1002/srin.200705914
Subject(s) - liquid metal , materials science , molten metal , metallurgy , flow (mathematics) , melting point , metal , directional solidification , mechanics , alloy , composite material , physics
This paper describes model experiments with liquid metals of low melting point as an important tool to investigate the flow structure and related transport processes in melt flows being relevant for metallurgical applications. Three examples have been selected to demonstrate the benefit of such experiments, namely the electromagnetic stirring of a metallic melt in a pool, the directional solidification of Al‐Si alloys under the influence of an electromagnetically driven flow and the behaviour of a liquid metal bubble plume if a vertically travelling field is applied. Results of flow measurements are presented and the relevance for metallurgical processes is discussed.