A review on prediction of casting defects in steel ingots: from macrosegregation to multi-defect model

J Li, X Xu, N Ren, M Xia, J Li - Journal of Iron and Steel Research …, 2022 - Springer
Due to the nature of the solute redistribution, the reduction in the solidification rate with time
in a square root relationship, and the multiphase melt flow during the solidification, casting …

Volume-averaged modeling of multiphase flow phenomena during alloy solidification

M Wu, A Ludwig, A Kharicha - Metals, 2019 - mdpi.com
The most recent developments and applications in volume-averaged modeling of
solidification processes have been reviewed. Since the last reviews of this topic by …

[HTML][HTML] Simulation of macrosegregation in a 2.45-ton steel ingot using a three-phase mixed columnar-equiaxed model

J Li, M Wu, A Ludwig, A Kharicha - International journal of heat and mass …, 2014 - Elsevier
A three-phase mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification model is used to calculate the
macrosegregation in a 2.45 ton steel ingot. The main features of mixed columnar-equiaxed …

[HTML][HTML] Digital twin for directional solidification of a single-crystal turbine blade

H Zhang, X Liu, D Ma, M Song, A Ludwig, A Kharicha… - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Single-crystal superalloy turbine blades (TBs) fabricated using directional solidification are
key components of aeroengines and gas turbines. Owing to thermal–solutal convection …

[HTML][HTML] A four phase model for the macrosegregation and shrinkage cavity during solidification of steel ingot

M Wu, A Ludwig, A Kharicha - Applied mathematical modelling, 2017 - Elsevier
A four-phase mixed columnar–equiaxed solidification model is introduced to calculate the
formation of macrosegregation and shrinkage cavity during solidification of steel ingot. The …

Physical and numerical simulation of mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification during cold strip feeding in continuous casting

Z Liu, R Niu, Y Wu, B Li, Y Gan, M Wu - … Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2021 - Elsevier
Feeding a steel strip into a continuous casting (CC) mold is an effective method for
improving the internal quality of CC slabs. An alloy experiment and three-phase mixed …

A three-phase volume-averaged solidification model considering the growth direction of columnar crystal axis

C Wang, Z Liu, B Li - International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2022 - Elsevier
The volume-averaged solidification model has generated considerable research interest in
metallurgical areas. The model is complicated but flexible to address many problems faced …

Prediction of the secondary arms spacing based on dendrite tip kinetics and cooling rate

I Sari, M Ahmadein, S Ataya, L Hachani, K Zaidat… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) is one of the most important factors affecting
macrosegregation and mechanical properties in solidification processes. Predicting SDAS is …

Generalized stability criterion for controlling solidification segregation upon twin-roll casting

P Wu, Y Zhang, J Hu, S Song, Y Li, H Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Macro-and micro-segregation formed upon twin-roll casting (TRC) can be inherited from sub-
rapid solidification to solid-state transformation, even to plastic deformation, thus …

Use of a mixed columnar-equiaxed solidification model to analyse the formation of as-cast structure and macrosegregation in a Sn-10 wt% Pb benchmark experiment

Y Zheng, M Wu, E Karimi-Sibaki, A Kharicha… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A solidification benchmark experiment based on a Sn-10 wt% Pb alloy was performed at the
SIMAP Laboratory in Grenoble, France, to investigate the formation of as-cast structure and …