| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/N14262/01 |
| Title: |
SEMISOLID PROCESSING OF AL-ALLOY COMPONENTS BY TWIN- SCREW RHEOMOULDING |
| Principal Investigator: |
Fan, Professor Z |
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| Department: |
Mechanical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
Brunel University London |
| Scheme: |
Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 2000 |
Ends: |
30 September 2003 |
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212,803
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Semi-solid metal (SSM) processing, a hybrid manufacturing method, incorporates elements of both casting and forging. It offers a number of advantages over the conventional casting and forging processes, such as refined non-dendritic microstructure and enhanced mechanical properties. This proposal emerges from the juxtaposition of three cognate groups within materials; metal, polymer and ceramic processing. Each brings an element of expertise to form a transdisciplinary approach to SSM processing. This project is a joint venture between the Department of Materials Engineering and the Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing both at Brunel University, in collaboration with 3 industrial sponsors. It aims to develop further the twin-screw rheomoulding machine and process, which is a combination of pressure die casting of metals and the twin-screw extrusion compounding of polymers. Historically, this research will complete the full circle of the transdisciplinary exchange of ideas spanning one and a half centuries, from metal die casting (1849), polymer injection moulding (1872), ceramic injection moulding (1937) to SSM rheomoulding (1999). The proposal covers: 1. Further development of the rheomoulding equipment;2. Optimisation of the rheomoulding process;3. Microstructural evolution of semisolid metals under high shear rate;4. Mechanical properties of the rheomoulded A1-alloy components.
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