Abstract
In order to achieve long-term and stable ultrasonic treatment in the direct chill semi-continuous casting process, a new L-shaped ceramic ultrasonic wave guide rod is designed to introduce ultrasonic bending vibration into 2A14 aluminum alloy melt. The effect of ultrasonic bending vibration on the solidification structure and composition segregation of large 2A14 aluminum alloy ingots (φ 830 mm × 6000 mm) in the process of semi-continuous casting were studied by means of a direct reading spectrometer, scanning electron microscope, metallographic microscope, and hardness test. The ultrasonic ingot treated by bending vibration was compared with the ingot without ultrasonic treatment and the ingot treated by the traditional straight-rod titanium alloy wave guide rod. The results show that, during the solidification of 2A14 aluminum alloy, ultrasonic treatment can significantly refine the grain, break up the agglomerated secondary phase, and make its distribution uniform. The macro-segregation degree of solute including the negative segregation at the edge of the ingots and the positive segregation in the center can be reduced. Through comparative analysis, the macrostructure of the ingot, treated by the L-shaped ceramic ultrasonic wave guide rod, was found to be better than that of the ingot treated by the traditional straight-rod titanium alloy wave guide rod. In particular, the grain refinement effect at the edge of the ingot was the best, the secondary phase was smaller, more solute elements can be dissolved into the α-Al matrix, and the ability of the L-shaped ultrasonic wave guide rod to restrain segregation was stronger at the edge of the ingot.
Highlights
A 2A14 aluminum alloy is a typical Al-Cu-Mg-Si alloy
Due to the uneven distribution of temperature field and flow field in the solidification areas during casting, there are many problems in the large-scale aluminum alloy ingots, produced by traditional casting methods, which can cause an uneven distribution of solidification structure and solute composition, and defects, such as coarse grain, composition segregation, hot cracking, and shrinkage cavities
The purpose of this paper is to verify the effectiveness of applying the L-shaped ultrasonic wave guide rod on the preparation of homogeneous large-scale aluminum alloy ingots from the experimental point of view, and to find out the optimal ultrasonic introduction process, in order to provide certain theoretical guidance for industrial production
Summary
Because of its high copper content, it has high strength and belongs to high strength duralumin [1,2,3]. Direct chill semi-continuous casting is one of the most effective technologies to produce large aluminum alloy ingots [9]. Due to the uneven distribution of temperature field and flow field in the solidification areas during casting, there are many problems in the large-scale aluminum alloy ingots, produced by traditional casting methods, which can cause an uneven distribution of solidification structure and solute composition, and defects, such as coarse grain, composition segregation, hot cracking, and shrinkage cavities.
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