Journal
ACTA MATERIALIA
Volume 88, Issue -, Pages 366-374Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2015.01.034
Keywords
Solidification cracking; Hot tearing; Aluminum alloys; Welding; Casting
Funding
- National Science Foundation [IIP-1034695]
- University of Wisconsin Foundation through the Industry/University Collaborative Research Center (I/UCRC) for Integrated Materials Joining Science for Energy Applications
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Cracking during solidification is a serious defect in castings and welds. When solidification shrinkage and thermal contraction of the semisolid and its surrounding solid are obstructed, tensile deformation can be induced in the semisolid to cause cracking along grain boundaries that are not fed with sufficient liquid. A criterion for cracking was derived, focusing on events occurring at the grain boundary including separation of grains from each other, lateral growth of grains toward each other, and liquid feeding between grains. An index for the susceptibility of an alloy to cracking during solidification was also proposed, that is,vertical bar dT/d(fs(1/2))vertical bar near (f(S))(1/2) = 1, where T is temperature and f(S) the fraction solid in the semisolid. The index affects: (a) the lateral growth rate of two neighboring grains toward each other to bond together to resist cracking, and (b) the length of the grain-boundary liquid channel through which feeding has to occur to resist cracking. The index was verified with experimental data in casting and welding of Al alloys. (c) 2015 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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