Abstract: The principle and characteristics of double cooling-strip rapid solidification technique for strip forming are introduced. Aiming at the forming of aluminum strip with jet nozzle having 5 holes of 6 mm in diameter, the effects of two main factors on the strip quality, the jet stability of melt metal and cooling-strip speed were discussed through both theory and experiment. The microstructure and mechanical properties at different cooling-strip speeds were examined ,and the results show that the microstructure is more fine and the mechanical properties are higher with increasing cooling-strip speed . The appropriate technology parameters for fabricating aluminum strip are: pouring temperature 710 ℃, gas pressure 0.0075 MPa and cooling-strip speed 2 m/s.
Aluminum strip forming with double cooling-strip rapid solidification technique
Abstract:
The principle and characteristics of double cooling-strip rapid solidification technique for strip forming are introduced. Aiming at the forming of aluminum strip with jet nozzle having 5 holes of 6 mm in diameter, the effects of two main factors on the strip quality, the jet stability of melt metal and cooling-strip speed were discussed through both theory and experiment. The microstructure and mechanical properties at different cooling-strip speeds were examined ,and the results show that the microstructure is more fine and the mechanical properties are higher with increasing cooling-strip speed . The appropriate technology parameters for fabricating aluminum strip are: pouring temperature 710 ℃, gas pressure 0.007 5 MPa and cooling-strip speed 2 m/s.
Fig.2 Microstructures of aluminum strip of 1.0 mm in thickness fabricated cooling-strip speed of 1 m/s
(a)—Longitudinal section; (b)—Transverse section
图3 带材厚度0.8 mm、冷却带线速度2 m/s时铝带材的显微组织
Fig.3 Microstructures of aluminum strip of 0.8 mm in thickness fabricated at cooling-strip speed of 2 m/s
(a)—Longitudinal section; (b)—Transverse section
图4 带材厚度0.6 mm、冷却带线速度2.5 m/s时铝带材的显微组织
Fig.4 Microstructures of aluminum strip of 0.6 mm in thickness fabricated at cooling-strip speed of 2.5 m/s
(a)—Longitudinal section; (b)—Transverse section
图5 常规铸态1050纯铝的显微组织
Fig.5 Microstructure of conventional cast aluminum
表2 不同冷却带线速度、 带材铸轧及普通铸造条件下的平均晶粒尺寸
Table 2 Average grain size of aluminum strips fabricated by double cooling-strip process, comparing with cast-rolling aluminum strip and conventional cast aluminum