Control and removal of impurities from Al melts: A review

MA Dewan, MA Rhamdhani, JB Mitchell… - Materials Science …, 2011 - Trans Tech Publ
Control of impurity elements in Al-based alloys is of increasing technological importance,
both in primary and secondary alloy production. In primary alloy production, Ni and V …

Influence of some trace elements on solidification path and microstructure of Al-Si foundry alloys

TH Ludwig, PL Schaffer, L Arnberg - Metallurgical and Materials …, 2013 - Springer
In the present study, Ca, Ni, V, and Zn were added to a high purity binary Al-7wt pct Si and
commercial purity A356 foundry alloy in the nominal range of 50 to 600 ppm in order to study …

A grain refinement mechanism of cast commercial purity aluminium by vanadium

F Wang, YL Chiu, D Eskin, W Du, PR Shearing - Materials Characterization, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain refinement of cast commercial purity aluminium by vanadium and the underlying
mechanism have been investigated. Addition of 0.3 wt% and 0.4 wt% vanadium leads to …

Exploring the Effect of Ni as an Impurity on Fe-Rich Phases in Simulated Direct Chill Casting Al–Fe-Si Alloys

EA Elsharkawi, D MacNeil, B Chouraqui… - Metallography …, 2022 - Springer
The influence of nickel at concentrations from 100 to 560 ppm on the microstructure of Al-
0.15 Si-0.3 Fe-xNi alloy has been investigated. A Direct Chill (DC) simulator is used in the …

The influence of Ni and V trace elements on high-temperature tensile properties and aging of A356 aluminum foundry alloy

MT Di Giovanni, E Cerri, D Casari, M Merlin… - … Materials Transactions A, 2016 - Springer
High-temperature tensile properties of unmodified A356 alloy with and without the addition
of Ni or V in traces (600 and 1000 ppm of Ni and V, respectively) were investigated by …

Influence of vanadium on the microstructure of A356 foundry alloy

TH Ludwig, PL Schaffer, L Arnberg - Light Metals 2013, 2016 - Springer
Increasing vanadium content in coke used for anodes in aluminium production will lead to
rising vanadium concentrations in primary aluminium. Consequently, the vanadium will be …

The influence of leaching parameters on the extraction of vanadium from petroleum coke

NK Kondrasheva, VA Rudko, RE Lukonin… - Petroleum Science …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The influence of the parameters of the leaching process on the degree of vanadium
extraction into the solution from petroleum coke using concentrated (98%) and diluted (10%) …

Aluminate spinels as sidewall linings for aluminum smelters

XY Yan, RZ Mukhlis, MA Rhamdhani, GA Brooks - Light Metals 2011, 2016 - Springer
Ledge-free sidewall is preferred as it potentially reduces the energy requirement of
aluminium production by about 30%. However, this approach poses great material …

Ab-Initio Studies of the Micromechanics and Interfacial Behavior of Al3Y|fcc-Al

Y Li, Y Huang, X Zhang - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, an Ab-initio study was employed to study the properties of interfaces of Al3Y|
Al. The interface strength, shear strength, structural stability, electronic density, bonding …

Refining of Primary Aluminum from Vanadium

PO Bykov, AB Kuandykov… - Defect and Diffusion …, 2021 - Trans Tech Publ
The paper investigates the technology of refining primary aluminum from vanadium
impurities, based on flux treatment with boron-containing fluxes. In the Pavlodar region of …