Abstract
Ultrasound with different powers was applied to treat AZ80 alloy melt to attain grain refinement or purification processing of the alloy. The influence of ultrasonic powers from 0 W to 1400 W on microstructures of the AZ80 alloy with ultrasonic grain refinement treatment was investigated. The average grain size of the alloy could be decreased from 387 μm to 147 μm after the ultrasound with the optimal power 600 W was applied to treat the melt. The effect of ultrasonic powers from 0 W to 230 W on the inclusion distribution in the ingot that was treated by ultrasonic purification processing was also studied. The optimal ultrasonic power in the ultrasonic purification processing was 80 W. In order to gain insight into the mechanism by which ultrasonic power affected the microstructure of the alloy or inclusion distribution in the ingot, numerical simulations were carried out and the ultrasonic field propagation in the melt was characterized.
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