Abstract
The addition of Li to Al alloys produces such benefits as a 6% increase of modulus and a 3% weight reduction upon adding 1 wt% Li, and yet it has led to difficulties for manufacturing due to the highly active Li and 25 times equilibrium [H] concentration in the liquid at elevated temperatures. In this study, the 3D porosity morphology was quantified using the X-ray computed tomography (X-CT) from both sand gravity and vacuum castings. A cellular automaton model has been adopted to predict porosity distribution as a function of equilibrium hydrogen concentration and thermal boundary conditions. Combining experimental and simulation results, it was found that the mechanical properties of vacuum casting Al–Li alloy have been improved significantly due to the reduction of hydrogen porosity. The prediction of porosity as a function of hydrogen levels and cooling conditions agrees well with experiments, and porosity has been found to decrease Young's modulus and initiating cracks in Al–Li alloys.
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