Author(s)

Mertol Gökelma, Damien Latacz, Bernd Friedrich

IME Process Metallurgy and Metal Recycling, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.

In many applications in aluminium industry, the number of inclusion-critical products increases and the quality of those products depend on the inclusion concentration and size. In order to improve the quality of aluminium products and the effectiveness of the processes, a reliable and cheaper on-line detection method is needed. Ultrasonic detection has been used in steel industry, but relatively rare in aluminium industry, although it would theoretically allow for an online non-intrusive detection of the cleanliness of the melt. In this work, the current information on ultrasonic inclusion detection was gathered and recommendations were provided on the Prerequisites for a set-up for ultrasonic detection of non-metallic inclusions in aluminium as a contribution on previous works. It has been concluded that ultrasonic waves seem promising, and should be experimented more on an industrial level to have a clear view on the potentials of the method.

Non-Metallic Particles, Ultrasonic Waves, Aluminium, Online Detection

Gökelma, M. , Latacz, D. and Friedrich, B. (2016) A Review on Prerequisites of a Set-Up for Particle Detection by Ultrasonic Waves in Aluminium Melts. Open Journal of Metal, 6, 13-24. doi: 10.4236/ojmetal.2016.61002.