Abstract

The microstructure and grain refining performance of an Al–5Ti–1B master alloy prepared under high-intensity ultrasound were investigated. With applying continuous high-intensity ultrasound vibrations in the reaction, the Al–5Ti–1B master alloy is successfully manufactured in 4 min. Compared with conventional Al–5Ti–1B master alloys, the mean size and the size spread of TiB 2 particles in the prepared master alloy are evidently decreased. The narrower particle size spread significantly improves the grain refining performance of the master alloy, which proves the calculation predictions by Greer. Consequently, the limiting grain size of commercial purity aluminium refined by the new master alloy can reach 45 μm.

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