EFFECT OF HIGH-INTENSITY ULTRASONIC TREATMENT ON REFINEMENT OF Al-5Cu ALLOY INGOTS

Abstract

The effect of high-intensity ultrasonic treatment combined with bottom cooling treatment on the refinement of Al-5Cu alloy ingots was studied. The results show that ultrasonic treatment combined with forced cooling at the bottom of ingots has a good refining effect, and the best refining effect can be obtained at 2000 W and after 120 s. The cross-section of an ingot exhibits almost 100 % refined equiaxed grains and no porosity. The method of combining ultrasonic treatment and forced cooling at the bottom of ingots not only influences the ingot refinement, but also decreases the porosity of the ingots with an increase in the ultrasonic duration. The ultrasonic degassing effect is due to the release of hydrogen in biofilms, which expand and grow gradually; finally, they burst on the melt surface, achieving the effect of degassing.