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 Metalurgia

INTERNATIONAL

(magazine set-up in 1995)

 

English version, published by

romanian metallurgical foundation

 

Honorary president of  scientific publishing house f.m.r.

Dr. ec. Lepădatu v. gheorghe

                       

 
                                                        vol. XI

                                                                  (2006)

                                                                  no.5

 

romanian metallurgical foundation

Scientific publishing house

Honourary Staff

(in alphabetical order)

 

bensabra    hakim    (algeria),    chabour    salem    (algeria),     gencang    yang    (china),    R.  S.     HOUK     (S.U.A.),

I. IMRIŠ  (TECHNICAL  UNIVERSITY  OF  KOŠICE,  SLOVAK  REPUBLIC),      puşici miho (Slovenia), roşescu     gheorghe  (grecia),     roxana  ruxandra     (california),   w.m. nicola (tri. state university angola, indiana, s.u.a.), xianqing you (china)

 

 

romanian metallurgical foundation

Scientific publishing house

 

scientific board staff

 

Prof. colan horia Ph. D., member of Romanian Academy of Technical    Sciences

Prof. Coşmeleaţă georgeta Ph. D.

Prof. Dumitrescu Constantin Ph. D., deputy member of Romanian Academy of Technical Science

Prof. French David Ph. D., CSIRO Energy Technology, Australia

Prof. Găluşcă Dan-Gelu Ph. D.

Prof. Mihaela Grigore Ph. D., University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Prof. Lawson Cristopher Ph. D., Copenhague Technical Institute, Denmark

Prof. Nicolae Avram Ph. D.

Prof. Maria Nicolae Ph. D.

Prof. doc. Oprea Florea Ph. D., member of Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences

Prof. Veena Sahajwalla Ph. D., University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Prof. Sakurovs Richard Ph. D., CSIRO Energy Technology, Australia

Prof. Salvo Luc Ph. D., Grenoble National Politechnical Institute, France

Prof. Saiter Jean-Marc Ph. D., Rouen University, France

Prof. Scorţea Costin Ph. D.

Prof. Simiti Ioan Vida Ph. D.

Prof. Sofroni Laurenţie Ph. D., member of Romanian Academy of Technical Sciences

Prof.  Şaban Rami Ph. D

 

Scientific refferents team:

 

Prof.  bejan Mircea Ph. D

Prof.  cănănău nicolae  Ph. D

Prof.  hepuţ teodor Ph. D

Prof.  TODERIŢA NEMEŞ Ph. D

Prof.  Doina Răducanu Ph. D

Prof.  Ripoşan Iulian Ph. D

Prof.  samoilă Corneliu  Ph. D

Prof.  SOFONEA GALAFTION Ph. D

 

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Editor-in-chief:

Professor Scorţea Costin Ph. D.

 

Manager Scientific Publishing House F.M.R.:

eng. Florentina Brβnduşa Scorţea

 

 

Contents

 

Issn 1582 – 2214

 

 

 

 

Mihaela Grigore, Sakurovs Richard, French

 David, Veena Sahajwalla: Influence of mineral

matter on coke reactivity with carbon dioxide ...…. 5

 

Ana Veteleanu, Bodea  F., Bot  D.: The influence of

cooling rate and of copper content on the characteristics

of binary Al-Cu alloys …………………………….. 22

 

Geamăn  Virgil: CastCon – A new manufacturing

 technology for aluminum alloy parts …………… 29

 

Ana-Luciana Rus , Canta Traian, Frunză Dan:

Aspects    concerning   characterization    at    high

temperatures of the 2024 aluminium alloy …….... 32

 

Tintelecan Marius: The loss of protective layer (of

 Zn or Zn-Al) in the wires drawing process ……... 37

 

 

? FOSECO Turbostop system – reference list ….….  I - II

? Press release ……………..…..……..................... III – IV

? New books, published by romanian metallurgical

foundation………………………………………..... V - VI

abstract

metalurgia International 5/2006

 

D.C.: 662.741.3

Mihaela Grigore, Sakurovs Richard, French David, Veena Sahajwalla: Influence of mineral matter on coke reactivity with carbon dioxide

Metalurgia International (vol. XI), no.5, 2006, p. 5

A method to improve blast furnace efficiency and make it sustainable is to lower the temperature of the iron oxide reduction using a highly reactive coke. Understanding the role of coal rank, maceral composition and mineral matter in coke in the gasification reaction under these new conditions is of major importance. Four cokes prepared from Australian coals of varying rank, maceral composition and ash composition were gasified with carbon dioxide. The rank and maceral composition of the parent coals did not appear to be related to the reactivity of the cokes. However, coke reactivity increased with increasing total amount of catalytic minerals in crystalline phases such as metallic iron, iron sulfides. Calcium sulfide could be a potential catalyst for the gasification reaction. Iron, potassium and sodium present in the amorphous phase did not  appear to have any effect on coke reactivity. Calcium was present only in the crystalline phases. Knowing the form and amount of the mineral phases that catalyse the gasification reaction in coke would improve the ability to predict coke reactivity. This knowledge would contribute to more efficiency matching cokes to blast furnace requirements.

 

D.C.: 669.228

Key words: solidification, dendrite arm spacing, cooling rate, grain size

Ana Veteleanu, Bodea  F., Bot  D.: The  influence of cooling rate and of copper content on the characteristics of binary Al-Cu alloys

Metalurgia International (vol. XI), no.5, 2006, p. 22

The influence of the cooling rate and copper content on the evolution of grain size and on the dendrite structure was studied and also we try it to establish a relationship between dendritic arm spacing (DAS) and cooling rate (Vcool). The experiments were performed on samples made from binary Al–Cu alloys contained 1, 2, 3 and 4% Cu. The results of structural analysis show that microstructure strongly depends on the cooling rate and on the chemical composition.

 

D.C.: 669.2

Key words: CastCon process, powder metallurgy, isostatic processing, casting, forging

Geamăn  Virgil: CastCon – A new manufacturing technology for aluminum alloy parts

Metalurgia International (vol. XI), no.5, 2006, p. 29

CastCon is a new manufacturing approach which combines casting, forging, P/M (powder metallurgy), bonding and coating in one process to produce high performance components. It is capable of producing

prototypes with a wide variety of sizes, shapes, materials and structural characteristics with short lead time.

The paper presents some experimental data obtained by manufacturing due CastCon process of a Romanian very used Al-Si alloy in automotive industry.

 

D.C.: 669.71

Key words: 2024 aluminium alloy, thermomechanical processing, strain rate

Ana-Luciana Rus , Canta Traian, Frunză Dan: Aspects concerning characterization at high temperatures of the 2024 aluminium alloy

Metalurgia International (vol. XI), no.5, 2006, p. 32

The 2024 aluminium alloy is commercially developed because of its interesting mechanical properties. It is used for aircraft structures, truck wheels, screw machine products and other miscellaneous structural applications. The superplastic potential of a commercial 2024 aluminium alloy, fabricated by the classical ingot metallurgical processing route, has been investigated. A special thermomechanical processing was developed for this alloy to obtain a fine structure before superplastic testing. Constant strain rate tests were performed to characterise the superplastic behaviour of this alloy. All tests were performed in the temperature range of 450χ4800C, and in the strain rate range of 8x10-4χ5x10-3s-1. Elongations to failure in excess of 200% were obtained at a temperature of 4600 and 4800C. The deformation characteristics were correlated with the results of microstructure investigation.

 

D.C.: 669.5                                                  

Key words: drawing, steel wire, protective layer, Zn layer, Zn-Al layer, loss by drawing

Tintelecan Marius: The loss of protective layer (of Zn or Zn-Al) in the wires drawing process

Metalurgia International (vol. XI), no.5, 2006, p. 37

The paper evaluates the loss rate of the protective layer (of Zn respective Zn-Al alloy), deposited on steel wire surface from specific meltings, so in “Hot Dip” variant) recorded for successive drawings of steel wire.

Are necessary to be emphasized from start three remarks:

1.        In Romania, in this moment, are produced only galvanized-drawn wires (so only the first mentioned variant)

2.        The determination of the loss rate of protective layer was realized by statistical analysis of great volume, of the protective layers thickness resulted by successive drawings.

3.        Zn-Al alloy has chemical composition as to the eutectic point from equilibrium diagram Zn-Al.

In paper the term “steel wire” will be replaced with the term “OLC 50X wire”, OLC 50X being the steel used for experiments.

 

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