Achieving 100% Recycling Aluminum in Die Casting Applications
The goal of this project is to achieve 100% use of recycled aluminum in die casting applications by realizing the following two objectives: 1) substitute 100% secondary materials for primary alloys in structural die castings with no degradation in properties; and 2) improve the mechanical properties of the current secondary alloys for non-structural applications.
PUBLICATIONS
Balasubramani, N., Moodispaw, M., Cinkilic, E. et al. Strontium Effects on the Formation of Iron-Intermetallic Phases in Secondary Al–9Si–0.6Fe Alloys. Metall Mater Trans A 55, 550–568 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07267-7
E. Cinkilic, M.P. Moodispaw, J. Zhang, A.A. Luo, “Increasing Secondary Alloy Usage in Aluminum Die Casting Industry”, Invited Talk, REWAS 2022 Conference, TMS Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, USA, February 27 – March 3, 2022.
A.A. Luo, E. Cinkilic, M.P. Moodispaw, J. Zhang, “Neutralizing Iron “Impurity” in Cast Aluminum Alloys”, CastExpo and Metalcasting Congress, Columbus, OH, April 23-26, 2022.
E. Cinkilic, M. Moodispaw, J. Zhang, J. Miao, A.A. Luo, “A New Recycled Al-Si-Mg Alloy for Sustainable Structural Die Casting Applications”, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, in press.
M.P. Moodispaw, E. Cinkilic, A.A. Luo, C. Zhang, F. Zhang, "Using Cerium to Neutralize Iron in Recycled Aluminum Alloys", Die Casting Congress & Exposition, Lexington, KY, September 13-15, 2022.
A.A. Luo, “Thermodynamic Assessments and Experimental Validation of Iron “Impurity” in Cast Aluminum Alloys”, Invited Talk, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 19–23, 2023.
M.P. Moodispaw, E. Cinkilic, J. Zhang, J. Miao, A.A. Luo, “A New Recycled Al-Si-Mg Alloy for Sustainable Die Casting Applications”, TMS Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 19–23, 2023.




