High-Precision Thermophysical Property Data of Liquid Metals for Modelling of Industial Solidification Processes

Numerical simulations are increasinly used as a tool for the microstructural optimisation of high-quality castings. However, due to the nherent difficulties stemming from the high tempertures, and to the agressive nature of the melts, the precision of the models is not sufficient. Thanks to the sucessful development of containerless processing, measurements at high temperatures of critical and reactive materials are now possible. The proposed research will focus on the determination of thermophysical properties of metals and alloys of industrial rellevance (Ni-, Fe-, Cu-, and Ti- based alloys and superalloys).

U.K Based researchers involved in this project

K. Mills

P. Quested

Sandvik Steel: (link to website)

British Steel: (link to website)

Osprey Metals: (link to website)

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