Influence of the Heating Rate on the Foaming Behavior of Various Aluminium Alloys
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
- All four alloys investigated exhibit a pronounced and non-linear dependence of expansion values on the heating rate.
- The collapse increases for all alloys when the heating rate exceeds approximately 3 K/s.
- Low heating rates lead to low expansions.
- High heating rates (<4 K/s) improve expansion only in Mg-containing alloys.
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Neu, T.R.; Pfretzschner, B.; García-Moreno, F.; Banhart, J. Influence of the Heating Rate on the Foaming Behavior of Various Aluminium Alloys. Metals 2017, 7, 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7090323
Neu TR, Pfretzschner B, García-Moreno F, Banhart J. Influence of the Heating Rate on the Foaming Behavior of Various Aluminium Alloys. Metals. 2017; 7(9):323. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7090323
Chicago/Turabian StyleNeu, Tillmann R., Beate Pfretzschner, Francisco García-Moreno, and John Banhart. 2017. "Influence of the Heating Rate on the Foaming Behavior of Various Aluminium Alloys" Metals 7, no. 9: 323. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7090323