Mold fill when casting peritectic single phase alloys.
Mold fill when casting peritectic single phase alloys.
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How can I get mold fill when casting peritectic single phase alloys? Is the zero freezing range part of the problem?
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RE: Mold fill when casting peritectic single phase alloys.
Mold filling may be due to the lack of superheating. If your alloy is at 1 degree above the melting point, then it will cool down and solidify shortly after it leaves the crucible.
Also, there are other heat transfer considerations here.
Steel is a peritectic and it is cast all the time without mold filling problems. Just another example.
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RE: Mold fill when casting peritectic single phase alloys.
The fluidity and castability of a eutectic alloy goes up at the eutectic composition, e.g. in electronic lead-tin solder.
A major problem in casting a peritectic is that the second solid phase will nucleate and grow on the first solid phase and shut off the diffusion necessay to maintain equilibrium. This not a problem in casting steel because of the high diffusivity of carbon at the temperature where the liquid and delta-iron react to form austenite.
Your problem might br solved by preheating the mold and/or going to a higher degree of super-heat before pouring.
RE: Mold fill when casting peritectic single phase alloys.
Good Pouring