Jk. Kim et Pk. Rohatgi, FORMATION OF A GRAPHITE-RICH ZONE IN CENTRIFUGALLY CAST-COPPER ALLOY GRAPHITE COMPOSITES, Journal of Materials Science, 33(8), 1998, pp. 2039-2045
The formation of the graphite-rich zone in centrifugally cast copper a
lloy containing originally 7 and 13 vol % graphite particles, cast at
800 and 1900 r.p.m. was studied as a function of the rotational speed
of the mould and the volume fraction of graphite particles. The calcul
ated recovery of graphite particles in copper alloys was found to be a
round 99% and 95%, for 7 and 13 vol% graphite particles originally add
ed to the melts, respectively. The ratio of the thickness of graphite-
rich zone to the casting thickness was observed to increase with incre
asing volume fraction of graphite particles and with decreasing rotati
onal speed of the mould. These ratios were found to be between 0.56 an
d 0.76 for centrifugal casting of copper alloy containing 7 and 13 vol
% graphite particles, respectively, cast at 800 r.p.m.; the correspond
ing ratios were between 0.42 and 0.71, respectively, for the alloys ca
st at 1900 r.p.m. The ratio of the thickness of the graphite-rich zone
to the casting thickness has been discussed in terms of the velocity
of the particle and the solid/liquid interface. (C) 1998 Chapman and H
all.