超声细化处理AZ80镁合金过程中的声场数值模拟(英文)

Numerical simulation of acoustic pressure field for ultrasonic grain refinement of AZ80 magnesium alloy

采用不同强度超声对AZ80镁合金熔体进行处理以改善合金的凝固组织。当施加的超声强度为30.48W/cm2时,合金的平均晶粒尺寸由未经超声处理时的303μm降低为148μm。为了进一步了解超声改善镁合金微观组织的机理,采用数值模拟的方法研究超声声压对空化泡行为的影响,并且对熔体中的超声场分布情况进行分析。结果表明,熔体内不同位置所受的声压是不同的,因此不同位置上的铸锭试样的晶粒细化程度也不同。随着超声强度的增加,声压值增加,而合金的晶粒尺寸则随之降低。

Ultrasound with different intensities was applied to treating AZ80 alloy melt to improve its solidification structure.The average grain size of the alloy could be decreased from 303 to 148 μm after the ultrasound with intensity of 30.48 W/cm2 was applied.To gain insight into the mechanism of ultrasonic treatment which affected the microstructure of the alloy,numerical simulations were carried out and the effects of different ultrasonic pressures on the behaviors of cavitation bubble in the melt were studied.The ultrasonic field propagation in the melt was also characterized.The results show that samples from different positions are subjected to different acoustic pressures and the effect of grain refinement by ultrasonic treatment for these samples is different.With the increase of ultrasonic intensity,the acoustic pressure is increased and the grain size is decreased generally.