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The susceptibility of Mg-Al-Sr alloys to hot tearing during permanent mold casting was investigated using constrained rod casting (CRC) in a steel mold. The alloys included Mg-xAl-1.5Sr and Mg-xAl-3Sr, where x = 4, 6, or 8 wt pct. The hot-tearing susceptibility (HTS) was determined based on the widths and locations of the cracks in the rods. With the Mg-xAl-1.5 Sr alloys, the HTS decreased significantly with increasing Al content. With the Mg-xAl-3Sr alloys, the trend was similar but not as significant. At the same Al content, the HTS was significantly lower at 3 wt pct Sr than at 1.5 wt pct Sr. To help understand the HTS of these alloys, the solidification path and phase fractions were calculated for each alloy. The HTS was found to increase with increasing fraction solid at the end of primary solidification.
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This work was supported by NSF FRG Grant No. DMR-0605662.
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Cao, G., Zhang, C., Cao, H. et al. Hot-Tearing Susceptibility of Ternary Mg-Al-Sr Alloy Castings. Metall Mater Trans A 41, 706–716 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-009-0134-5
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