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Article Dans Une Revue European Physical Journal: Applied Physics Année : 2005

Grain size reduction by electromagnetic stirring inside gold alloys

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The final properties of cast materials depend greatly on the solidification process undergone by the material. In this paper, we study gold alloys dedicated to the watch industry and jewellery in the framework of a research collaboration with the Metalor Company. The aim is to improve the concentration homogeneity of the ingots by controlling the solidification step. It can be achieved by reducing segregations by a decrease in the grain size. For this purpose, we set up a multiphase electromagnetic stirring of the melt to favour the growth of finer grains and improve the homogeneity of the composition. We first design an electromagnetic stirrer by numerical simulation. The stirrer is then implemented on a model experiment. Eventually, the alloys are characterised by metallography and etching to evidence the grain structure. As expected, we obtain a substantial reduction of the grain size although, some work remains to be done toattain the final goal of even finer grains.

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hal-01726102 , version 1 (07-03-2018)

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R. Ernst, Nathalie Mangelinck-Noël, J. Hamburger, C. Garnier, P. Ramoni. Grain size reduction by electromagnetic stirring inside gold alloys. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 2005. ⟨hal-01726102⟩

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