Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 1989, Vol. 2 ›› Issue (9): 153-158.

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MODELING STUDY OF CONVECTION AND CONSTITUTION VARIATION IN INGOT DURING SOLIDIFICATION

JIE Wanqi ZHOU Yaohe Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi'an,China JIE Wanqi Department of Materials Science and Technology,Northwestern Polytechnical University,Xi'an,China   

  • Received:1989-09-11 Revised:1989-09-11 Online:1989-09-11 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Convection and constitution variation of liquid metal during solidification has been studied us- ing NH_4Cl aqueous solution.The liquid in mushy zone attached to the side wall of the mold will flow upward and form a low concentration region,in which no significant convection oc- curs,on the top of liquid zone.This region develops downward gradually during solidification. Addition of adequate component may suppress the formation of this region.

Key words: liquid zone, mushy zone, convection, constitution variation