The CSIR rheo-process was used to prepare the aluminium A356 SSM slurries and thereafter plates (4x80x100 mm3) were cast using a 50 Ton Edgewick HPDC machine. Plates in the as cast, T4 and T6 heat treatment conditions which had passed radiography were then butt laser welded. It was found that the pre-weld as cast, T4 and post-weld T4 heat treated specimens fractured in the base metal. However, the pre-weld T6 heat treated specimens were found to have fractured in the heat affected zone (HAZ)
Reference:
Kunene, G, Govender, G, Ivanchev, LH, Knutsen, R and Burger HP. 2008. Influence of heat treatments for laser welded semi solid metal cast A356 alloy on the fracture mode of tensile specimens. Solid State Phenomena, Vol. 141-143 (2008), pp 169-174
Kunene, G., Govender, G., Ivanchev, L., Knutsen, R., & Burger, H. (2008). Influence of heat treatments for laser welded semi solid metal cast A356 alloy on the fracture mode of tensile specimens. Trans Tech Publications. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3236
Kunene, G, G Govender, LH Ivanchev, R Knutsen, and HP Burger. "Influence of heat treatments for laser welded semi solid metal cast A356 alloy on the fracture mode of tensile specimens." (2008): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3236
Kunene G, Govender G, Ivanchev L, Knutsen R, Burger H, Influence of heat treatments for laser welded semi solid metal cast A356 alloy on the fracture mode of tensile specimens; Trans Tech Publications; 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3236 .
Presented at the 10th International Conference on Semi-Solid processing of alloys and composites (S2P). Aachen, Germany and Liege, Belgium, 16 - 18 September 2008
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