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http://dx.doi.org/10.7777/jkfs.2012.32.3.127

The Influence of Alloying Elements on the Fluidity of Al-Zn-Mg Alloys  

Cho, Jea-Sup (Dept. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
Kim, Jee-Hun (Dept. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
Sim, Woo-Jeong (Dept. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
Im, Hang-Joon (Dept. of Advanced Materials Engineering, Korea Polytechnic University)
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Journal of Korea Foundry Society / v.32, no.3, 2012 , pp. 127-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
Al-Zn-Mg alloys, being high strength aluminum alloys, have attracted attention as a material of automobile parts that require higher mechanical properties and lightness. Automobile parts with complex shapes are manufactured by low-priced casting method, but Al-Zn-Mg alloys are difficult to cast because of its poor hot cracking, feeding, and fluidity. Thus fluidity experiments on Al-Zn-Mg alloys were conducted for the castability evaluation. The effects of Mg and Zn, representative elements of Al-Zn-Mg alloys, on fluidity were observed. Spiral mold was used for fluidity experiments and the lengths of solidified specimens were measured after melting and gravity casting. Correlation between microstructures and fluidity length based on the alloy composition was considered. According to the experimental results, as the amount of Mg and Zn increased, fluidity decreased. Also, it was confirmed that fluidity change by the variation of Mg composition was greater than that of Zn.
Keywords
Fluidity; Al-Zn-Mg alloy; Spiral test; Gravity casting;
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