Author:
Yamazaki Kazuki,Haga Toshio
Abstract
A conventional twin-roll caster usually casts strips at a speed slower than 2 m/min and a roll load greater than 2 kN/mm. A vertical-type high-speed twin-roll caster can cast aluminum alloy strips at a speed higher than 10 m/min and a roll load smaller than 550 N/mm due to the effect of the large thermal conductivity of copper alloy rolls, compared with that of steel rolls. However, the properties of an aluminum alloy strip cast at a roll load smaller than 140 N/mm and at a roll speed higher than 30 m/min are not clear. In this study, Al–5%Mg strips were cast at a roll speed of 30 m/min and roll loads of 2 and 88 N/mm using a vertical-type high-speed twin-roll caster. The effects of roll load on cracking at the strip surface, the tensile mechanical properties, and the microstructure were investigated. Rotating rolls were stopped during casting, and the progression of centerline segregation and the microstructure between the rolls was investigated. Centerline segregation and surface cracking were lower at 2 N/mm than at 88 N/mm. In the strip cast at 2 N/mm, elongation in the width direction was greater than that cast at 88 N/mm, due to decreased surface cracking. The results demonstrate that a very low roll load improves the properties of the cast strip.
Subject
General Materials Science,Metals and Alloys
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