Dependence of interfacial heat transfer coefficient on casting surface temperature during solidification of Al-Si alloy castings cast in CO2 sand mold

Abstract

Interfacial heat transfer coefficient at the metal-mold interface (IHTC) was estimated by an iterative algorithm based on the function specification method. An Al-9 wt% Si alloy plate casting was made in a sand mold prepared by CO2 process. Thermal history obtained from the experiment was used to solve an inverse heat conduction problem. Acquired transient IHTC values are then given in function of the casting surface temperature at the interface. By comparing the obtained results with previous findings, the influence of grain fineness number and consequently of mold roughness on maximum IHTC values is revealed. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.