Image-based modeling of viscoelastic properties of solidifying Al alloys and model validation

The method to predict the viscoelastic properties of solidifying alloys is proposed and validated with experiments. The method consists of 2D image-based modeling and finite element analysis.Image-based modeling is based on the water-quenched solidification microstructure. FE analysis simulates uniaxial tensile testing, using the Eulerian-Lagrangian approach in the dynamic explicit procedure. The method enables the derivation of both Young's moduli and rheological properties of Norton's law without semi-solid tensile tests, which are technically demanding and costly, especially in the brittle temperature range. For the Al-5%Mg alloy, the differences between the numerical and experimental properties ranged from 10 to 40%.