TY - JOUR N2 - The article presents the results of research concerning AlCu4MgSi alloy ingots produced using horizontal continuous casting process under variable conditions of casting speed and cooling liquid flow through the crystallizer. The mechanical properties and structure of the obtained ingots were correlated with the process parameters. On the basis of the obtained results, it has been shown that depending on the cooling rate and the intensity of convection during solidification, significant differences in the mechanical properties and structure and of the ingots can occur. The research has shown that, as the casting speed and the flow rate of the cooling liquid increase, the hardness of the test samples decreases, while their elongation increases, which is related to the increase of the average grain size. Also, the morphology of the intermetallic phases precipitations lattice, as well as the centerline porosity and dendrite expansion, significantly affect the tensile strength and fracture mechanism of the tested ingots. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110138/PDF/AMM-2019-1-16-Nuckowski.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/110138 PY - 2019 IS - No 1 EP - 118 DO - 10.24425/amm.2019.126225 KW - AlCu4MgSi alloy KW - horizontal continuous casting KW - fracture analysis KW - mechanical properties of ingots KW - aluminum A1 - Nuckowski, P.M. A1 - Wróbel, T. PB - Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences VL - vol. 64 DA - 2019.03.14 T1 - Mechanical properties and fracture analysis of AlCu4MgSi alloy ingots obtained by horizontal continuous casting SP - 113 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/110138 T2 - Archives of Metallurgy and Materials ER -