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Numerical Study and Experimental Verification on Solidification Characteristics in Commercial Purity Aluminum under Mechanical Vibration

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The solidification characteristics of commercially pure aluminum with and without vibration were investigated using experiments and numerical simulation methods. The results showed that the vibration condition is beneficial to the filling flow. The changes of melt flow and temperature field were studied and compared with those obtained without a mechanical vibration field. The existence of the mechanical force causes the melt velocity to be accompanied by abrupt fluctuations at different positions of the melt. However, the ending time of vibration solidification is slightly longer than that without applying mechanical vibration field. The application of mechanical vibration significantly refines the grain size, thereby increasing tensile strength and elongation. With the increase in vibration frequency, the solidification structure of the alloy is refined and then coarsened. It is, therefore, found that the optimal mechanical vibration frequency is 30 Hz. The present study can provide guidance for engineering practice in the vibration field.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the supports of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52071050, 51871041), National Key Research and Development Program of China (Nos. 2018YFE0306103, 2017YFB0306105), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (No. DUT21GF404).

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    Xiaoqi Sun, Jinchuan Jie, Bo Peng, Guangxu Dong, Jia Liu & Tingju Li

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Sun, X., Jie, J., Peng, B. et al. Numerical Study and Experimental Verification on Solidification Characteristics in Commercial Purity Aluminum under Mechanical Vibration. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 33, 475–482 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-023-07970-x

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