[HTML][HTML] Laser additive manufacturing of ceramic reinforced titanium matrix composites: A review of microstructure, properties, auxiliary processes, and simulations

Y Zeng, J Wang, X Liu, Y Xue, L Tang, Y Tong… - Composites Part A …, 2023 - Elsevier
The satisfactory integrated performance of titanium matrix composites (TMCs) has rendered
them promising candidates in significant industries including aerospace and biomedicine …

[HTML][HTML] Synchrotron X-ray studies of the structural and functional hierarchies in mineralised human dental enamel: A state-of-the-art review

C Besnard, A Marie, S Sasidharan, RA Harper… - Dentistry Journal, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hard dental tissues possess a complex hierarchical structure that is particularly evident in
enamel, the most mineralised substance in the human body. Its complex and interlinked …

Microstructure evolution of laser cladded NiCrBSi coating assisted by an in-situ laser shock wave

H Yang, M Shi, E Zhao, Q Wang, H Liu, J Hao - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Laser cladding assisted by an in-situ laser shock wave was proposed in this study to obtain
a refined grain structure, and NiCrBSi coatings-with and without laser shock waves,(LSW) …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of ultrasonic melt processing and Al-Ti-B on the microstructural refinement of recycled Al alloys

Y Zhao, W He, D Song, F Shen, X Li, Z Sun… - Ultrasonics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Refining the α-Al grain size and controlling the morphology of intermetallic phases during
solidification of Al alloys using ultrasonic melt processing (USMP) and Al-Ti-B have been …

Revealing the nucleation and growth mechanisms of Fe-rich phases in Al–Cu–Fe (-Si) alloys under the influence of Al–Ti–B

Y Zhao, D Song, H Wang, X Li, L Chen, Z Sun, Z Wang… - Intermetallics, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Al–5Ti–1B is commonly added to refine the grain size of Al alloys. However, its
presence affects the type, size, morphology, and formation sequence of Fe-rich intermetallic …

[HTML][HTML] In-situ observations and acoustic measurements upon fragmentation of free-floating intermetallics under ultrasonic cavitation in water

A Priyadarshi, M Khavari, SB Shahrani… - Ultrasonics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Grain refinement in alloys is a well-known effect of ultrasonic melt processing.
Fragmentation of primary crystals by cavitation-induced action in liquid metals is considered …

[HTML][HTML] Dendrite fragmentation mechanism under forced convection condition by rotating magnetic field during unidirectional solidification of AlSi7 alloy

H Zhang, M Wu, CMG Rodrigues, A Ludwig… - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Forced convection and its effect on the microstructure evolution of an Al-7wt.% Si alloy
during unidirectional solidification were studied experimentally. Under natural convection …

[HTML][HTML] Ultrasound cavitation induced nucleation in metal solidification: An analytical model and validation by real-time experiments

H Huang, L Qin, H Tang, D Shu, W Yan, B Sun… - Ultrasonics …, 2021 - Elsevier
Microstructural refinement of metallic alloys via ultrasonic melt processing (USMP) is an
environmentally friendly and promising method. However, so far there has been no report in …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of frequency and power on the ultrasonic purification of aluminum alloy

W Zhou, J Li, Y Bian, X Han, J Jiang, R Guan - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, the variations in hydrogen content and oxide content in alloys under 0 W, 500
W, 1000 W, 1500 W, 2000 W, 2500 W, 3000 W, and at 20 kHz, 30 kHz, 40 kHz were …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale interactions of liquid, bubbles and solid phases in ultrasonic fields revealed by multiphysics modelling and ultrafast X-ray imaging

L Qin, K Porfyrakis, I Tzanakis, N Grobert… - Ultrasonics …, 2022 - Elsevier
The volume of fluid (VOF) and continuous surface force (CSF) methods were used to
develop a bubble dynamics model for the simulation of bubble oscillation and implosion …