Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF METALCASTING
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 180-189Publisher
SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG
DOI: 10.1007/s40962-018-0248-x
Keywords
aluminium alloys; casting; nucleation; degassing; ultrasound
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- FEDER/COMPETE funds
- FCT
- FCT [UID/EEA/04436/2013]
- FEDER funds through the COMPETE 2020-Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao (POCI) [POCI-01-0145-FEDER-006941]
- [SFRH/BPD/76680/2011]
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The application of ultrasonic vibrations when casting aluminium alloys can improve the final quality of castings. Moreover, ultrasound has no direct environmental impact as compared to traditional melt treatment routes. Ultrasound has been used with different purposes in aluminium casting: (1) degassing of aluminium alloys leading to high density and virtually gas porosity free castings; (2) promoting nucleation, thus leading to highly refined microstructures, including refinement and dispersion of intermetallic compounds; (3) improving castings mechanical properties either by promoting heterogeneous nucleation and development of equiaxed globular structures or dendrite fragmentation. This article presents the experimental work carried out so far at the University of Minho, Portugal, in this field and focuses on the results and benefits of ultrasonic melt processing when compared with traditional alternatives like the chemical routes.
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