Effect of Ultrasonic Cavitation Acting on Solidified Structures of 7050 Aluminum Alloy

Abstract:

Imposing ultrasound on D.C.casting of the 7050 aluminum alloy could refine grains significantly. Among the physical effects accompanying the propagation of high power ultrasonic oscillations in melt, cavitation, or the formation of cavities filled mainly with gases dissolved in the molten melt. In this research, we have analyzed solidified structures which influenced by different power of ultrasound via using cavitation theory and experiment. The results indicated that after treating by ultrasound, the solidified structures of the aluminum alloy could be refined considerably and the degree of the structure refining rose along with the increase of the ultrasound power. Software MATLAB was chosen to simulate the relationship between acoustic pressure and relative radii of cavitation bubbles, ultrasonic frequency and relative radii and initial equilibrium radii and relative radii respectively. After that, the mechanism of grain refining have been discussed under the condition of stable cavitation and transient cavitation, providing some related references for ultrasound applying in the field of foundry industry.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 399-401)
• Pages: 55-61
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.399-401.55
• Online since: November 2011
• Authors: Li Hua Zhang, Qian Qian Hu
• Keywords: 7050 Aluminium Alloy, Cavitation, Solidified Structure, Ultrasonic Power

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