Effect of Scrap Content on the Hot Tearing Property and Tensile Property of AC2BS Alloy

The effects of scrap content on the hot tearing property and tensile property were investigated in AC2BS alloy. The hot tearing strengths were 16.4 kgf/cm, 15.2 kgf/cm, 14.9 kgf/cm and 13.3 kgf/cm, respectively, under the constant solid fraction of 29.3% when the scrap contents of the specimens were 0%, 20%, 35% and 50%. In the same way, tensile strengths of the as-cast condition were 24.5 kgf/mm, 23.7 kgf/mm, 17.3 kgf/mm and 16.0 kgf/mm, respectively, and the corresponding tensile strengths of the T6 heat treatment condition were 27.2 kgf/mm, 26.7 kgf/mm, 24.2 kgf/mm and 23.9 kgf/mm. Hot tearing strength and tensile strength decreased as scrap content of the specimen increased. According to the evaluation of the quantitative hot tearing and tensile test results, the decrease of these strengths is due to the presence of oxide films which act as crack initiation site of the specimens. Therefore, elimination of oxide films of aluminum melt to maintain melt cleanliness is required.