Abstract
Ultrasonic melt processing enjoys the revival of interest in the last 1015 years. Although the main fundamental works as well as lab-scale and pilot-scale demonstrations date back to the 1950-1980s, the ultrasonic melt processing of light metals has not become a major technology. Recently the deficiencies of current technological approaches brought back the interest to ultrasonic treatment for degassing, grain refinement and composite materials. The current attempts to repeat the earlier results, to gain more fundamental insight using advanced means available and to up-scale the positive effects to the industrial scale show frequent lack of understanding of the basic controlling mechanisms. This paper describes the main mechanisms of ultrasonic melt processing, shows frequent mistakes, and gives some guidelines for technology up-scaling. The paper is illustrated with the latest experimental results.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science
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