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Advanced Solute Conservation Equations for Dendritic Solidification Processes Part II: Numerical Simulations and Comparisons
Author(s) -
ElBealy Mostafa Omar
Publication year - 2013
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.201200237
Subject(s) - equiaxed crystals , materials science , mechanics , convection , cooling curve , work (physics) , computer simulation , thermocouple , alloy , metallurgy , thermodynamics , composite material , physics
The mathematical model of derived solute equations in part I for equiaxed dendritic solidification with melt convection streams and interdendritic thermo‐metallurgical strain is applied numerically to predict macrosegregation distributions with different diffusing mechanisms in dendritic solid. Numerical and experimental results are present for solidification of a Al–4.5% Cu alloy inside horizontal rectangular cavity at different superheats. The numerical simulations were performed by using simpler method developed by Patanker. The experiments were conducted to measure the cooling curves via thermocouples and the metallurgical examinations to measure the grain size and macrosegregation distributions in Part I. Preliminary validity of the model is demonstrated by the qualitative and quantitative agreements between the measurements and predications of cooling curves and predicted macrosegregation distributions including mushy permeability and interdendritic strain. In addition, several important features of macrosegregation in equiaxed dendritic solidification are identified through this combined experimental and numerical study. Also, quantitative agreements between the numerical simulations and experiments reveal several areas for future research work. The differences and errors between predicted macrosegregation results under different diffusing mechanisms have been discussed.