| 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 |
Towards Digital Twin Creation Workflow for Secondary Aluminum Alloy for Automotive Components |
| Author(s) |
Eugen Gazenbiller, Qiqi Li, Lukas C. Jarren, Markus Apel, Alexandre Viardin, Daniel Höche, Mikhail L. Zheludkevich |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Eugen Gazenbiller |
| Abstract Scope |
The utilization of secondary aluminium from post-consumer scrap, plays a pivotal role in the sustainable practices of the industrial sector. While recycled aluminium is instrumental in the production of various automotive and engineering components, challenges arise as impurity elements accumulate during the recycling process. The presence of iron, even in small amounts, impacts the characteristics of aluminium alloys, influencing factors such as strength, ductility, fracture toughness and corrosion properties. The effects are governed by the alloy microstructure, especially by the presence of additional intermetallic particles, which are reported to be harmful for mechanical and corrosive properties. The aim of the project is the development of a digital workflow, which facilitates the prediction of mechanical and corrosive properties from the impurity content in the scrap and the corresponding processing-dependent microstructures. The digital twin approach enables fast assessment of scrap quality, acting as an efficient decision support tool for large-scale automotive manufacturing. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Light Metals |
| Keywords |
Aluminum, Recycling and Secondary Recovery, Computational Materials Science & Engineering |