Abstract
Abstract The effects of ultrasonic melt treatment (UST) on the microstructure and tensile properties of Al-25% Si alloys with and without phosphorus addition were investigated. The average size of the primary Si firstly decreased and then increased with the rise of the ultrasonic intensity. The minimum value is about 25.4 and 32.8 μm when the ultrasonic intensity is 900 W with phosphorus addition and 1 200 W without phosphorus addition. The average number of primary Si per unit area firstly increased and then decreased in both alloys with increasing of ultrasonic intensity. Both tensile strength and elongation were improved mainly due to the refinement of microstructure by UST. Finally, the mechanism of UST on the primary Si is discussed.
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