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Ultra-Cast - Development of efficient and scalable ultrasound-assisted solidification technologies for manufacturing advanced metallic alloys

Funder: EPSRC
Duration: July 2014 - July 2017

People

Name Telephone Email Office
Professor Dmitry Eskin Professor Dmitry Eskin
Professor
(Principal investigator)
T: +44 (0)1895 265317
E: dmitry.eskin@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 265317 dmitry.eskin@brunel.ac.uk Gardiner Building 002a

Outputs

Wang, F., Chiu, Y-L., Eskin, D., Du, W. and Shearing, PR. (2021) 'A grain refinement mechanism of cast commercial purity aluminium by vanadium'. Materials Characterization, 181. pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1044-5803 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, C., Connolley, T., Tzanakis, I., Eskin, D. and Mi, J. (2019) 'Characterization of Ultrasonic Bubble Clouds in A Liquid Metal by Synchrotron X-ray High Speed Imaging and Statistical Analysis'. Materials, 13 (1). pp. 1 - 12. ISSN: 1996-1944 Open Access Link

Journal article

Eskin, D. and Wang, F. (2019) 'Joint Effect of Ultrasonic Vibrations and Solid Metal Addition on the Grain Refinement of an Aluminium Alloy'. Metals, 2019 (9). pp. 161 - 161. ISSN: 2075-4701 Open Access Link

Journal article

Eskin, D., Tzanakis, I., Wang, F., Lebon, B., Subroto, T., Pericleous, K. and et al. (2018) 'Fundamental studies of ultrasonic melt processing'. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 52. pp. 455 - 467. ISSN: 1350-4177 Open Access Link

Journal article

Eskin, DG. and Mi, J. (2018) 'Solidification Processing of Metallic Alloys Under External Fields'. Springer. ISSN 10: 3319948415 ISSN 13: 9783319948416

Book

Zhao, Y., Du, W., Koe, B., Connolley, T., Irvine, S., Allan, PK., et al. (2018) '3D characterisation of the Fe-rich intermetallic phases in recycled Al alloys by synchrotron X-ray microtomography and skeletonisation'. Scripta Materialia, 146. pp. 321 - 326. ISSN: 1359-6462 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, B., Tan, D., Lee, TL., Khong, JC., Wang, F., Eskin, D., et al. (2018) 'Data and videos for ultra fast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of metal solidification under ultrasound'. Data inBrief, 17. pp. 837 - 841. ISSN: 2352-3409 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, B., Tan, D., Lee, TL., Khong, JC., Wang, F., Eskin, D., et al. (2018) 'Data and videos for ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of metal solidification under ultrasound'. Data in Brief, 17. pp. 837 - 841. ISSN: 2352-3409 Open Access Link

Journal article

Khvan, AV., Eskin, DG., Starodub, KF., Dinsdale, AT., Wang, F., Fang, C., et al. (2018) 'New insights into solidification and phase equilibria in the Al-Al3Zr system: theoretical and experimental investigations'. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 743. pp. 626 - 638. ISSN: 0925-8388 Open Access Link

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Wang, F., Eskin, D., Mi, J., Wang, C., Koe, B., King, A., et al. (2017) 'A synchrotron X-radiography study of the fragmentation and refinement of primary intermetallic particles in an Al-35Cu alloy induced by ultrasonic melt processing'. Acta Materialia, 141. pp. 142 - 153. ISSN: 1359-6454 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, F., Eskin, D., Connolley, T., Wang, C., Koe, B., King, A., et al. (2017) 'In-situ synchrotron X-ray radiography observation of primary Al2Cu intermetallic growth on fragments of aluminium oxide film'. Materials Letters, 213. pp. 303 - 305. ISSN: 0167-577X Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, B., Tan, D., Lee, TL., Khong, JC., Wang, F., Eskin, D., et al. (2017) 'Ultrafast synchrotron X-ray imaging studies of microstructure fragmentation in solidification under ultrasound'. Acta Materialia, 144. pp. 505 - 515. ISSN: 1359-6454 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, G., Wang, Q., Easton, MA., Dargusch, MS., Qian, M., Eskin, DG. and et al. (2017) 'Role of ultrasonic treatment, inoculation and solute in the grain refinement of commercial purity aluminium'. Scientific Reports, 7 (1). pp. 9729 - 9729. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, F., Eskin, D., Connolley, T. and Mi, J. (2017) 'Influence of ultrasonic treatment on the formation of primary Al3Zr in an Al-0.4 Zr alloy'. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 27 (5). pp. 977 - 985. ISSN: 1003-6326 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, F., Tzanakis, I., Eskin, D., Mi, J. and Connolley, T. (2017) 'In-situ observation of ultrasonic cavitation-induced fragmentation of the primary crystals formed in Al alloys'. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 39. pp. 66 - 76. ISSN: 1350-4177 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, F., Eskin, D., Khvan, AV., Starodub, KF., Lim, JJH., Burke, MG., et al. (2017) 'On the occurrence of a eutectic-type structure in solidification of Al-Zr alloys'. Scripta Materialia, 133. pp. 75 - 78. ISSN: 1359-6462 Open Access Link

Journal article

Eskin, D. (2017) 'Ultrasonic processing of molten and solidifying overview and outlook'. Materials Science and Technology, 33 (6). pp. 636 - 645. ISSN: 1316-2012 Open Access Link

Journal article

Wang, F., Tzanakis, I., Eskin, D., Mi, J. and Connolley, T. (2017) 'In Situ Observation of Fragmentation of Primary Crystals by Ultrasonic Cavitation in Water'.146th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition / Conference on Light Metals. San Diego, CA. 12 - 2 March. Springer International Publishing. pp. 213 - 219. ISSN: 2367-1181 Open Access Link

Conference paper

Wang, EQ., Wang, G., Dargusch, MS., Qian, M., Eskin, DG. and StJohn, DH. (2016) 'Grain Refinement of an Al-2 wt%Cu Alloy by Al3Ti1B Master Alloy and Ultrasonic Treatment'. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 117 (1). pp. 012050 - 012050. ISSN: 1757-8981 Open Access Link

Journal article

Eskin, D., Wang, F., Connolley, T. and Mi, J. (2016) 'Effect of ultrasonic melt treatment on the refinement of primary Al3Ti intermetallic in an Al-0.4Ti alloy'. Journal of Crystal Growth, 435. pp. 24 - 30. ISSN: 1873-5002 Open Access Link

Journal article