The Specificity of Determining the Latent Heat of Solidification of Cast Hypoeutectic AlSiCu Alloys Using the DSC Method.

Latent heat is commonly measured using Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) or Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) or calculated using software packages (Thermo-Calc). In this study, the DSC method was used to comprehensively evaluate the accuracy of calculated latent heat for a specific range of cast AlSiCu alloys, considering their solidification under different cooling conditions. The tests involved varying concentrations of two crucial alloying elements: (5, 7, and 9%) and (1, 2, and 4%).