Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14936
Title: Prospects of In-Situ α-Al2O3 as an Inoculant in Aluminum: A Feasibility Study
Authors: Sreekumar, VM
Hari Babu, N
Eskin, D
Keywords: in-situ composites;α-Al2O3;grain refinement;ultrasonic cavitation
Issue Date: 21-Aug-2017
Publisher: Springer
Citation: Sreekumar, V.M., Hari Babu, N. and Eskin, D. (2017) 'Prospects of In-Situ α-Al2O3 as an Inoculant in Aluminum: A Feasibility Study', Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 26 (9), pp. 4166 - 4176 (11). doi: 10.1007/s11665-017-2853-x.
Abstract: In-situ α-Al2O3 was successfully synthesized and dispersed in Al alloy using B2O3 and ultrasonication aided liquid mixing technique. Microstructure analysis identified α-Al2O3 as the most common phase in the composite master alloy whereas AlB12 was frequently observed and AlB2 was rarely found in the alloy. Grain refinement analysis of selected Al alloys registered a transition of columnar to equiaxial grains of α-Al with the inoculation of the master alloy and ultrasonication treatment. Similarly, an improvement in the mechanical properties of A357 alloy was observed with the combination of inoculation and ultrasonication treatment.
URI: https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/14936
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-017-2853-x
metadata.dc.relation.isreplacedby: 2438/15116
https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/15116
ISSN: 1059-9495
Appears in Collections:Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat 
Fulltext-AAM.pdf2.73 MBAdobe PDFView/Open


Items in BURA are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.