Ultrasonic vibration-assisted (UV-A) manufacturing processes: State of the art and future perspectives

F Ning, W Cong - Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, ultrasonic technology has been extensively applied in numerous
manufacturing processes to improve the process performance and part quality. This review …

Porosity in wire-arc directed energy deposition of aluminum alloys: formation mechanisms, influencing factors and inhibition strategies

H Yi, L Yang, L Jia, Y Huang, H Cao - Additive Manufacturing, 2024 - Elsevier
Wire-arc directed energy deposition (DED) offers advantages such as high forming
efficiency and the ability to create parts without potential constraints on size. It possesses …

Grain refinement of alloys in fusion-based additive manufacturing processes

D Zhang, A Prasad, MJ Bermingham, CJ Todaro… - … Materials Transactions A, 2020 - Springer
One of the less desirable aspects of fusion-based additive manufacturing is the propensity
for coarse columnar grain structures crossing build layers to form. This paper initially …

Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound

B Wang, D Tan, TL Lee, JC Khong, F Wang, D Eskin… - Acta Materialia, 2018 - Elsevier
Ultrasound processing of metal alloys is an environmental friendly and promising green
technology for liquid metal degassing and microstructural refinement. However many …

A fundamental investigation on ultrasonic vibration-assisted laser engineered net shaping of stainless steel

W Cong, F Ning - International Journal of Machine Tools and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Laser engineered net shaping (LENS), a laser beam deposition additive manufacturing
method, has been utilized as a key technology in the direct manufacturing or repairing of …

Refinement of eutectic silicon phase of aluminum A356 alloy using high-intensity ultrasonic vibration

X Jian, TT Meek, Q Han - Scripta Materialia, 2006 - Elsevier
The eutectic silicon in A356 alloy can be refined and modified using either chemical,
quench, or superheating modification. We observed, for the first time, that the eutectic silicon …

Effect of cooling rate on solidified microstructure and mechanical properties of aluminium-A356 alloy

LY Zhang, YH Jiang, Z Ma, SF Shan, YZ Jia… - Journal of materials …, 2008 - Elsevier
A fast-cooling technology using a copper mould cooled by a phase-transition medium was
used to prepare cast aluminium-A356 alloy by solidification of the melt. The cooling rate …

The role of ultrasonic treatment in refining the as-cast grain structure during the solidification of an Al–2Cu alloy

G Wang, MS Dargusch, M Qian, DG Eskin… - Journal of Crystal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The effect of Ultrasonic Treatment (UT) over selected temperature ranges during
cooling and solidification of an Al–2Cu alloy melt on the grain structure and cooling …

[HTML][HTML] A novel method towards improving the hydrogen storage properties of hypoeutectic Mg-Ni alloy via ultrasonic treatment

X Ding, R Chen, X Chen, H Fang, Q Wang, Y Su… - Journal of Magnesium …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic treatment has great contributions on modifying the morphology, dimension and
distribution of constituent phases during solidification, which serve as dominate factors …

A high-speed imaging and modeling study of dendrite fragmentation caused by ultrasonic cavitation

D Shu, B Sun, J Mi, PS Grant - Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 2012 - Springer
The dynamic behavior of ultrasound-induced cavitation bubbles and their effect on the
fragmentation of dendritic grains of a solidifying succinonitrile 1 wt pct camphor organic …