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Materials Science and Engineering A 527 (2010) 3536–3545 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Materials Science and Engineering A j o u rn al h omepage: w w w. elsev /locate/msea Doe applied to microstructural and mechanical properties of Al–Si–Cu–Mg casting alloys for automotive applications Fabio Grosselle ∗ , Giulio Timelli, Franco Bonollo Department of Management and Engineering, University of Padova, Stradella S. Nicola, 3 I-36100 Vicenza, Italy a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Mechanical properties and microstructural features of an aluminium alloy are affected by several param- Received 3 December 2009 eters, such as alloy composition, solidification rate and heat treatment. The analysis of the effects of each Received in revised form 9 February 2010 variable and their reciprocal interaction on the alloy behaviour plays a key role in determining its poten- Accepted 9 February 2010 tial for the development of a component with improved performance. The use of the design of experiment (DOE) methodology and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) can be a useful instrument to reach this objec- tive. In this study, DOE and ANOVA have been applied to assess the concurring effects of the Cu content, Keywords: the grain refinement, the solidification rate and the heat treatment on microstructural and mechanical Al–Si foundry alloys Design of experiment