[HTML][HTML] A review on hot tearing of magnesium alloys

J Song, F Pan, B Jiang, A Atrens, MX Zhang… - Journal of Magnesium and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Hot tearing is often a major casting defect in magnesium alloys and has a significant impact
on the quality of their casting products. Hot tearing of magnesium alloys is a complex …

Initiation and growth mechanisms for weld solidification cracking

N Coniglio, CE Cross - International materials reviews, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Solidification cracking is a weld defect common to certain susceptible alloys rendering many
of them unweldable. It forms and grows continuously behind a moving weld pool within the …

Mechanisms for solidification crack initiation and growth in aluminum welding

N Coniglio, CE Cross - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2009 - Springer
In the present work, mechanisms are proposed for solidification crack initiation and growth in
aluminum alloy 6060 arc welds. Calculations for an interdendritic liquid pressure drop, made …

An A Priori Hot-Tearing Indicator Applied to Die-Cast Magnesium-Rare Earth Alloys

MA Easton, MA Gibson, S Zhu, TB Abbott - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2014 - Springer
Hot-tearing susceptibility is an important consideration for alloy design. Based on a review of
previous research, an a priori indicator for the prediction of an alloy's hot-tearing …

Observation and prediction of the hot tear susceptibility of ternary Al-Si-Mg alloys

MA Easton, H Wang, J Grandfield, CJ Davidson… - … Materials Transactions A, 2012 - Springer
An investigation into the hot tear susceptibility of ternary Al-Si-Mg alloys has been made
using direct crack observation, measurement of load response, and predictions made by a …

Influence of grain refinement on hot cracking in laser welding of aluminum

Z Tang, F Vollertsen - Welding in the World, 2014 - Springer
Hot cracking is a major problem in casting and laser welding of important technical
aluminum alloys. A well-known method to reduce this problem is grain refinement. The …

Hot tear susceptibility of Al-Mg-Si-Fe alloys with varying iron contents

L Sweet, MA Easton, JA Taylor, JF Grandfield… - … Materials Transactions A, 2013 - Springer
Hot tear susceptibility in cast Al-0.52 Si-0.34 Mg-x Fe 6060 aluminum alloys was
investigated using a hot tearing test apparatus to simulate hot tearing in DC casting. The test …

Solidification modelling for coupling prediction of porosity and segregation

Z Gao, W Jie, Y Liu, H Luo - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Porosity is a common casting defect induced by solidification shrinkage as well as gas
segregation, nevertheless, it may exert a beneficial effect on reducing alloying element …

Grain refinement effects on the strain rate sensitivity and grain boundary sliding in partially solidified Al–5 wt% Mg alloy

R Takai, S Kimura, R Kashiuchi, H Kotaki… - Materials Science and …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study investigated a mechanism of reducing solidification cracking susceptibility by
grain refinement. Previously, the occurrence of grain boundary sliding (GBS) is implied as …

In situ observation and reduction of hot-cracks in laser additive manufacturing

Y Chen, D Zhang, P O'Toole, D Qiu, M Seibold… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Cracking during Laser Additive Manufacturing is a problem for many higher-
strength aluminium alloys, including AA6061. Here, we used a pulsed laser with ramp-down …