Relation between the fluidity and the pressure transferred from a pouring cup during solidification of Al-Si alloys was investigated. The fluidity length of Al-Si alloys is minimum around the portion with 6 % Si and it increases with increasing Si content. Particularly, hypereutectic alloys are excellent in fluidity. They have a good fluidity in the semi-solid state containing primary Si as well as in a liquid state. The effect of the Si content on the fluidity is remarkable for a pressurized gating system and less remarkable for an unpressurized gating system. For 6 % Si alloys, the pressure transmittance of the metal head from the pouring cup fails at the early stage of primary solidification. For alloys with more than 11 % Si, however, pressure is transferred until the middle stage of eutectic solidification. Namely, when the solidification manner changes from a mushy type to a skin-formation type with increasing Si content, liquid remains in the central part until the final stage of solidification. As a result, the duration of pressure transmittance becomes larger, extending the fluidity length.
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