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Effect of water temperature and induced acoustic pressure on cavitation erosion behaviour of aluminium alloys

Abstract

Cavitation erosion is a major challenge for marine and fluid machinery systems. This study investigated the erosion performance of two as-cast aluminium alloys exposed to acoustic cavitation in water at temperatures of 10–50 °C and those were then compared with an extruded wrought alloy tested specifically at the temperature of maximum erosion. The results showed that the as-cast A380 alloy displayed exceptional resistance to cavitation erosion, with the lowest mass loss and surface roughness. This finding suggests that the as-cast A380 alloy is a suitable choice for lightweight, high-performance components in applications where cavitation resistance is critical.

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Authors

Priyadarshi, Abhinav
Krzemień, Wiktor
Salloum-Abou-Jaoude, Georges
Broughton, James
Pericleous, Koulis
Eskin, Dmitry
Tzanakis, Iakovos

Oxford Brookes departments

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Dates

Year of publication: 2023
Date of RADAR deposit: 2023-10-13

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