Castability of some magnesium alloys in a novel castability die

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Authors

  • Mark A. Easton
  • Mark A. Gibson
  • Maya Gershenzon
  • Gary Savage
  • Vinay Tyagi
  • Trevor B. Abbott
  • Norbert Hort

This paper reports on the results of the castability of three MRI alloys (153A, 153M and 230D). MRI153A was found to cast best, with castings produced rated with a quality approaching AZ91. MRI230D produced the next best castings, whilst MRI153M showed the worst castability across a range of conditions. However, these alloys showed a tendency to build-up oxide in the melt transfer tube leading to melt transfer problems. This was particularly severe in MRI230D.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLight Metals Technology V
EditorsHajo Dieringa, Norbert Hort, Karl Ulrich Kainer
Number of pages4
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Publication date2011
Pages61-64
ISBN (print)9783037851807
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes

    Research areas

  • Castability, Creep resistant magnesium alloys, Fluidity
  • Engineering