%0 Journal Article
%T Numerical microstructure prediction for an aluminium casting and its experimental validation
%A Unterreiter Guenter
%A Ludwig Andreas
%A Wu Menghuai
%J China Foundry
%D 2011
%I Foundry Journal Agency
%X Virtual manufacturing based on through-process modelling becomes an evolving research area which aims at integrating diverse simulation tools to realize computer-aided design, analysis, prototyping and manufacturing. Numerical prediction of the as-cast microstructure is an initial and critical step in the whole through-process modelling chain for engineering components. A commercial software package with the capability of calculating important microstructure features for aluminium alloys is used to simulate a G-AlSi7MgCu0.5 laboratory casting. The simulated microstructure, namely grain size, secondary dendrite arm spacing and diverse phase fractions are verified experimentally. Correspondence and discrepancies are reported and discussed.
%K numerical microstructure prediction
%K aluminium casting
%K through-process modelling
%U http://www.foundryworld.com/uploadfile/2011083134756605.pdf