| About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2025 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Aluminum Alloys: Development and Manufacturing
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| Presentation Title |
Three-Dimensional Mathematical Modelling of Casting Thin Strips of Aluminum Alloys (AA6111, AA2024, AA5182, And AA7069) Using the Horizontal Single Belt Casting (HSBC Process) |
| Author(s) |
Daniel Ricardo Gonzalez Morales, Mihaiela Minea Isac, Roderick Ian Lawrence Guthrie |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Daniel Ricardo Gonzalez Morales |
| Abstract Scope |
The Horizontal Single Belt Casting (HSBC) process has proven to be a viable casting process for processing thin strips (3-10 mm) of metallic alloys. Various grades of aluminum alloys, Advanced High Strength Steels (AHSS), and Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs) etc. have been cast successfully at pilot and laboratory scales. Complementary Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modelling was used to test various process parameters. In the present work, 3D simulations of four different types of aluminum alloys (AA6111, AA2024, AA5182, and AA7069) were performed to test process feasibility for producing 250-500 mm wide strips. Transient simulations were used to predict fluid flow behaviour. The effects of various process parameters like, belt speed, inlet speed, on the process stability and quality, were studied. The present results consistently demonstrate the flexibility of the HSBC process to cast a wide range of aluminum alloys, in which process parameters can be tailored, promoting a stable process. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Modeling and Simulation, Aluminum, Process Technology |