About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2021 AWS Professional Program
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Symposium
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2021 AWS Professional Program
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Presentation Title |
Composition Based Technique for Solidification Cracking Evaluation |
Author(s) |
Rafael Arthur Giorjão, Benjamin Sutton, Antonio Ramirez |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Rafael Arthur Giorjão |
Abstract Scope |
Predicting the occurrence of solidification cracking during the solidification of metallic alloys by numerical simulation is a crucial move for avoiding such defects. A simple, composition-based approach to rank solidification cracking susceptibility is presented. The procedure links computational thermodynamic and computational fluid dynamics to provide an evaluation tool for solidification cracking. The method is related to the liquid filling phenomena in dendritic arms during solidification, which plays a critical role in solidification cracking phenomena. The calculated results were compared with experimental solidification cracking data and showed satisfactory accuracy. The method capability to rank the solidification cracking propensity of similar alloys based on composition provides an important new operative tool to aid alloy development in welding and additive manufacturing related areas. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Definite: Other |