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Solid inclusion cakes formed during pressure filtration tests of liquid aluminum alloys

  • Xinjin Cao
Published/Copyright: June 11, 2013
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International Journal of Materials Research
From the journal International Journal of Materials Research Volume 99 Issue 1

Abstract

Liquid metal quality has been an important topic for aluminum alloys in both industry and academic circles. Pressure filtration, or pre-concentration techniques have been among the principal methods of measuring the contents of solid inclusions. In this work, the mutual relationships between the main variables related to liquid metal quality, filter medium, filtration process, and the formed filter cake are effectively established, based on the classic filtration theories of cake mode combined with the quantitative metallurgy of the filter cake. For the first time the specific cake resistance, formation and growth dynamics of filter cakes can be quantitatively calculated. This progress will significantly help to quantitatively understand the filtration behavior during the detection of liquid metal quality. A typical example is illustrated in this work.

Keywords: Liquid metal quality; Aluminum alloy; Pressure filtration test; Filter cake; Cake dynamics
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Received: 2006-12-4
Accepted: 2007-7-5
Published Online: 2013-06-11
Published in Print: 2008-01-01

© 2008, Carl Hanser Verlag, München

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https://doi.org/10.3139/146.101612
Keywords for this article
Liquid metal quality; Aluminum alloy; Pressure filtration test; Filter cake; Cake dynamics

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  5. Basic
  6. In-situ reaction synthesis and decomposition of Ta2AlC
  7. A new theoretical equation for temperature dependent self-diffusion coefficients of pure liquid metals
  8. Thermodynamic characterization of liquid alloys with demixing tendency: Bi–Ga
  9. Space charge effects in confined ceramic systems
  10. Solute transport and phase composition in an Al–Mg–Si alloy solidified under conditions of forced flow
  11. Evidence of α → ω phase transition in titanium after high pressure torsion
  12. Thermodynamic properties and elastic constants of Nd–Mg intermetallics: a molecular dynamics study
  13. Microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of the magnesium alloy AZ31 processed by ECAP
  14. Applied
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