Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Turbulent filling and rapid solidification in high pressure vacuum die casting: multi-scale characterization and modelling
Agreement Number:
997668
Agreement Value:
$299,895.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 6, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Die casting is a high-volume manufacturing process used for a variety of components from appliances to automotive parts. It enables the production of complex, thin, integrated components by injecting a liquid alloy at high velocity into a steel die where the melt rapidly solidifies. This can however result in gas entrapment, causing detrimental porosity. Filling a large, complex and thin cavity in a very short period of time (e.g. between 20-to-80 ms) involves turbulent flow and high-velocity impact of the melt on the die faces while the liquid alloy solidifies. A key consideration is that structural die cast components have stringent property limits, including ductility. Although the die casting process has been used for decades and industrial operators have learned empirically how to alter the die faces to promote quality, there are still fundamental gaps in understanding and modelling the fast, turbulent filling and rapid solidification of the alloy especially at the surfaces. The collaborative project intends to better understand and model the fast transient metallurgical, fluid and thermal physics in aluminium HPVDC.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:
In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.
Location:
Saguenay, Quebec, CA G7H 2B1
Reference Number:
172-2022-2023-Q4-997668
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108161126
Recipient Type:
Academia
Additional Information:
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreement has been modified by 98 days.
Amendment Date
Apr 9, 2025
Recipient's Legal Name:
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Federal Riding Name:
Chicoutimi--Le Fjord
Federal Riding Number:
24018
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:
Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.
NAICS Code:
541710
Amendments: