Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity: An Application to Al-Sn Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Numerical Method: Lattice Monte-Carlo
2.2. Validation for 2-Phase Materials
2.3. Validation for Three-Phase Material
3. Results
3.1. Application of Two-Phases LMC Method
3.2. Application of Three-Phase LMC Method
3.2.1. Experimental Characterization of Al-10Sn
3.2.2. LMC Calculation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Phase | Thermal Conductivity [W/(m·K)] | ||
---|---|---|---|
at 340 K | at 400 K | at 460 K | |
Al | 306.56 | 296.66 | 286.76 |
Sn | 69.18 | 65.28 | 61.38 |
Value | Density [g/cm3] | Cp [J/(g·K)] | Thermal Diffusivity [cm2/s] | Thermal Conductivity [W/(m·K)] |
---|---|---|---|---|
Average | 2.901 | 0.743 | 0.357 | 76.863 |
Error (%) | 0.164 1 | - | 0.428 1 | 0.458 2 |
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Li, Z.; Confalonieri, C.; Gariboldi, E. Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity: An Application to Al-Sn Alloys. Metals 2021, 11, 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11040650
Li Z, Confalonieri C, Gariboldi E. Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity: An Application to Al-Sn Alloys. Metals. 2021; 11(4):650. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11040650
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Ziwei, Chiara Confalonieri, and Elisabetta Gariboldi. 2021. "Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Thermal Conductivity: An Application to Al-Sn Alloys" Metals 11, no. 4: 650. https://doi.org/10.3390/met11040650