scholarly journals Prediction of occurrence of solidification cracking of heat-resistant magnesium alloys during die-casting

2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshio Fujii ◽  
Motomichi Yamamoto ◽  
Kenji Shinozaki ◽  
Kazuaki Mitsufuji
2005 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 287-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadayoshi Tsukeda ◽  
Ken Saito ◽  
Mayumi Suzuki ◽  
Junichi Koike ◽  
Kouichi Maruyama

We compared the newly developed heat resistant magnesium alloy with conventional ones by Thixomolding® and aluminum alloy by die casting. Tensile properties at elevated temperatures of AXEJ6310 were equal to those of ADC12. In particular, elongation tendency of AXEJ6310 at higher temperature was better than those of the other alloys. Creep resistance of AXEJ6310 was larger than that of AE42 by almost 3 orders and smaller than that of ADC12 by almost 2 orders of magnitude. Fatigue limits at room temperature and 423K of AXEJ6310 was superior among conventional magnesium alloys.


Materials ◽  
2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weilong Chen

In recent years, high-pressure die-casting magnesium components have been gaining currency worldwide because of the excellent properties that magnesium alloys can offer to meet new product requirements. With the increasing application of magnesium parts worldwide, many research and development projects have been carried out to advance HPDC technology. However, truly optimized mold design and production of defect free castings remains a challenge for die casters. For many HPDC magnesium products, especially those specified for porosity-free and high cosmetic requirement, the challenge not only comes form a lack of a deeper understanding of how molten magnesium alloys fill the mold cavity and form defects, but also from improper preliminary part design. This study proposes a virtual prototyping system that integrates several effective soft and hardware tools for both the part and mold-design engineer to evaluate part manufacturability. Also, investigated in this study are the major causes of those defects that are the predominant cause of rejection of thin walled, leak-free magnesium parts requiring highly cosmetic finishes.


2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 334-337
Author(s):  
Shae K. Kim

It is obvious that automotive industry worldwide is predicting significant growth in the use of magnesium alloys for weight reduction to decrease fuel consumption and emission. About a half decade ago, the price of magnesium alloys was more than twice that of aluminum alloys on a weight basis. Currently, magnesium alloys cost about one and a half times that of aluminum alloys on a weight basis, and thus the price of magnesium alloys is the same as or lower than that of aluminum alloys on a per volume basis. However, in considering the performance of magnesium components (not their specific mechanical properties) and recycling aspect of magnesium alloys, it is required to realize niche applications of magnesium alloys, which meet the cost requirement on performance basis and/or offer more than weight reduction. There are many other factors that make magnesium a good choice: component consolidation, improved safety for driver and passengers, and improved noise vibration and harshness (NVH), to name a few. As one of these efforts to adopt magnesium alloys in automotive component, this paper describes the research strategy of cold chamber type 2-cavity die casting of AM50 magnesium alloy for developing the steering column lock housing module with emphasis on cost driving factors and necessities for cost reduction, explaining why AM50 magnesium alloy is chosen with design and die casting process optimization.


1998 ◽  
Vol 48 (5) ◽  
pp. 248-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki UMEHARA ◽  
Matsufumi TAKAYA ◽  
Tetsuji ITOH

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 1071-1076
Author(s):  
Seiji Saikawa ◽  
Manabu Mizutani ◽  
Nozomu Kawabe

Magnesium alloys have the characteristic with high specific strength and lightweight property, it is widely used for auto mobile industry. Heat-resistant magnesium alloy is focused as a suitable material for weight reduction of the engine and power train parts in automotive field. In this study, microstructure and heat-resistant property in Mg-3mass%Al-1mass%Si (Mg-3%Al-1%Si) alloy with containing large amount of Sn (tin) were investigated. The alloys produced by permanent mold casting were investigated by optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and measuring of bolt load retention at 423K. The heat-resistant property of Mg-3mass % Al-1mass % Si alloy with containing 6-13masss%Sn was higher compared with Sn free alloy and conventional Magnesium alloys (e.g. AZ91 and AM60 alloys).


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