About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2026 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Frontiers in Solidification X
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| Presentation Title |
Directional Solidification of Al-Zn Alloys: Influence of Furnace Angle |
| Author(s) |
Jesús Darío Tirado Montoya, Natalia Silvina Zadorozne, Alicia Esther Ares |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Alicia Esther Ares |
| Abstract Scope |
Al-Zn alloys were directionally solidified in a Bridgman furnace with three degrees of freedom (90°, 45° and 0°). It was found that the degree of furnace inclination influences the cooling rate and the minimum temperature gradient, which coincides with the position of the transition from columnar-to-equiaxed structure (CET). Also, the velocities of the liquid (VL) and solid (VS) interfaces were calculated to find the local solidification velocity (V*). It was shown that the closer to the CET position the values of VL reach their highest value, being this the VL(CRITICAL). Also, verifying that VL >Vs. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Solidification, Aluminum, Process Technology |