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This article describes the use of neutron diffraction to measure residual strains in high-pressure die cast aluminum alloy engine blocks. High-pressure die casting is widely used to manufacture aluminum alloy components for automobile applications such as engine blocks. Thermal gradients during this process can generate residual strain and stresses and may cause premature failure during service. Neutron diffraction can be used to measure the residual stress distributions deep inside large castings, as neutrons have much larger penetrating power than X-rays. In this work, neutron diffraction was used to measure the residual strain (in the axial and hoop directions) in the cylinder bridge region of high-pressure die cast A383 engine blocks in as-cast and heat-treated conditions. The results suggest that the residual strain in the cylinder bridge is tensile in both the axial and hoop components for both as-cast and heat-treated engines. The residual strain in hoop direction is higher than the strain in axial direction. Residual strain in axial and hoop directions is relaxed after heat treatment.
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The authors are very grateful to the Alabama State Department of Commerce (Alabama Innovation Fund) and Nemak Inc. for financial support of this research. This research used resources at the High Flux Isotope Reactor, a DOE Office of Science User Facility operated by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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Liu, T. et al. (2019). Measurement of Residual Strain in the Cylinder Bridge of High-Pressure Die Cast A383 Engine Blocks Using Neutron Diffraction. In: TiryakioÄŸlu, M., Griffiths, W., Jolly, M. (eds) Shape Casting. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-06034-3_29
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