Morphological analysis of SSM Al-4.5wt.% Cu measured by the rheocast quality index
Abstract There is a direct relationship between grain size obtained from macrostructure characterisation and the globule size and shape factor, obtained from microstructure characterisation: the smaller the grain size, the smaller the globule size and shape factor. Due to this a rheocast quality index ( RQI = globule size /( grain size × shape factor) ) was used to evaluate the Al–4.5 wt.% Cu alloy produced by strain induced melting activation (SIMA). The structure that presents the smallest grain size, the smallest shape factor, and the most homogeneous and globular size of the primary phase, has the best RQI and consequently the best behaviour in the semi-solid forming. Four different as-cast structures were cold rolled to obtain 20 and 40% deformation and were partially melted at 635 °C at holding times of 5 min. Both, macro- and microstructure were characterised.
Alloys for Semisolid Processing
The objective of this chapter is to understand what semisolid alloys are and what are their requirements in terms of liquid to solid transition (in rheocasting processes) or solid to liquid transition (in thixoforming), key to understanding semisolid materials technology. The chapter exploits the few commercial alloys available for semisolid metals (SSMs) and describes the concepts involved in the development of SSM materials.
Application of Automatic Tracking Correlation Filtering in Motored Spindle Dynamic Balancing
According to the information characteristics of the dynamic imbalance signal and the definition of correlation function,the principles and algorithm of relevant filter with automatic tracking is given.In labview development system,based on the principles of relevant filter with automatic tracking,the graphics programming of extracting the dynamic imbalance signal is developed.With this programming,the vibration signal including different frequency harmonic signals and noise is processed by simulation and on-site experiment.The results show that: through relevant filter with automatic tracking,the dynamic imbalance signal under different rotating speed can be extracted accurately,and it can meet the requirement of motored spindle dynamic balancing measurement.