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Scientific and practical aspects of ultrasonic treatment of light alloy melts followed with development of acoustic cavitation in liquid metals are discussed. It is shown, that the ultrasonic melt treatment raises the rate of degassing and fine filtration of light alloy melts and very strongly effects ingot structure. Furthermore, an inherited effect of ultrasonic melt treatment on the structure and properties of wrought light alloy semis is shown.
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Eskin, G. Principles of Ultrasonic Treatment: Application for Light Alloys Melts. Advanced Performance Materials 4, 223–232 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008603815525
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