Ultrasound to Improve Metals

Author:  Taylor Hanes, Applied Ultrasonics
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 29, Issue 4, Fall 2015
Doc ID:  2015044
Year of Publication:  2015
Abstract:  
Ultrasonic Impact Technology (UIT) by Applied Ultrasonics uses ultrasonic energy and mechanical impact to improve metals. The ultrasonic device oscillates at a rate of 27,000 times a second, making it an effective and rapid way to reorient the grains in metal and impart beneficial compressive stresses into the material. Using a transducer to energize pins that impact the metal, UIT crafts a tight, pancake grain structure which is resistant to cracks and failure.