Macrosegregation and thermosolutal convection-related freckle formation in directionally solidified Sn–Ni peritectic alloy in crucibles with different diameters

Different from other alloys, the observation in this work on the dendritic mushy zone shows that the freckles are formed in two different regions before and after peritectic reaction in directional solidification of Sn–Ni peritectic alloys. In addition, the experimental results demonstrate that the dendritic morphology is influenced by the temperature gradient zone melting and Gibbs–Thomson effects. A new Rayleigh number (Ra_P) is proposed in consideration of both effects and peritectic reaction. The prediction of Ra_P confirms the freckle formation in two regions during peritectic solidification. Besides, heavier thermosolutal convection in samples with larger diameter is also demonstrated.     

Directionally solidified microstructures and peritectic phase growth of Cu-75%Sn peritectic alloy

Directionally solidified microstructures of Cu-75 % Sn peritectic alloy were investigated at the growth rate ranging from 1 to 300 μm/s. With the growth rate increasing, directionally solidified plate-like microstructures in Cu-75%Sn peritectic alloy are refined by the increase of nucleation quantities of primary ε phases and cooling rate.Peritectic ηphase can grow by the peritectic transformation and direct solidification from the liquid. At the low growth rate varying from 5 to 10 μm/s, the width of ε phase increases due to the effect of the peritectic transformation; however, at higher growth rate, the deviation between the width of ε phase and the whole plate-like microstructure increases resulting from direct solidification of ηphase from the undercooled melt. The regressed data show that the relationship between the width of the whole plate-like microstructure (W) and the growth rate (v)satisfies as Wv0.27= 117 μm1.27 · s-0.27 and the primary dendritic arm spacing (λ) with the growth rate has a relation of λv0.208 =153.8 μm1.208 · s-0.208 as the growth rate increases from 3 to 300 μm/s.     

Intermetallic phase formation in directionally solidified Al−Si−Fe alloy

The present study has been undertaken to better understand the solidification behavior of Al−Si−Fe alloys containing 7wt.% Si and 0.9wt.% Fe, with particular regard to the formation of phase during controlled solidification and influence of growth rates on intermetallic phase selection. The alloys studied were Al-7Si-0.9Fe alloys, which were produced by a modified Bridgman solidification arrangement. These alloys were solidified unidirectionally with different growth rates (1–30mm/min). The solidified microstructure of these alloys consists of the growth of primary aluminum and multiple second phase reactions.     

Influence of pickling time on electroless Ni–P coating on magnesium alloy

In this study, a simple pickling process in H₃PO₄ and NH₄HF₂ solution was used for electroless Ni–P plating on AZ61 magnesium alloy. It is found that the corrosion rate of magnesium alloy during pickling significantly decreased because NH₄HF₂ was added into H₃PO₄ pickling solution. Ni–P coating plated only with pickling process shows poor adhesion because of the low F/O ratio of the substrate surface. However, F/O ratio, adhesion, and corrosion resistance of Ni–P coating are obviously enhanced after pickling followed by activation. The optimal pretreatment process is pickling for 120 s and activation for 4 min, under which the Ni–P coating has an optimum F/O ratio of 1.8 and the coating gets a dense structure, better adhesion, and higher corrosion resistance.     

Microstructure transition from primary ε phase to peritectic η phase in Cu-75%Sn peritectic alloy under laser rapid solidification

采用激光表面快速熔凝设备, 研究了Cu-75%Sn过包晶合金在1至100 mm/s扫描速度范围内的 凝固组织及其变化规律. 当扫描速度增大到20 mm/s时, 包晶η相可直接从液相中析出, 而无需通过包晶 反应(ε+L→η)生成, 最终凝固组织由包晶η相和富Sn相组成. 基于最高界面生长温度判据, 针对凝固过 程中初生ε相和包晶η相皆为金属间化合物的特性, 对Umeda等人给出的包晶合金竞争生长模型进行了 修正. 利用修正的模型计算了初生相从ε相到η相转变的临界凝固速度为19.5 mm/s, 与实验获得的10-19.3 mm/s基本吻合.     

Influence of microstructural characteristics on corrosion behavior of Mg–5Sn–3In alloy in Hank's solution

The microstructural observation, the mass loss test, potentiodynamic polarization measurements and corrosion morphology examinations were conducted to study the influence of microstructural characteristics on corrosion behavior of Mg–5Sn–3In alloys in Hank's solution after extrusion. The results show that the corrosion rate of the as-cast alloy is similar to that of as-extruded alloy; however, the local corrosion susceptibility is greatly weakened in the as-extruded alloy, especially in the extrusion direction. The relatively uniform corrosion morphology of the as-extruded alloy is attributed to refined Mg₂Sn particles, uniform distribution of Mg₂Sn particles and favorable crystal orientation. Meanwhile, the cytotoxicity tests confirm that the Mg–5Sn–3In alloy exhibits cytotoxicity of Grade 0–1 for NIH3T3 cells, suggesting an acceptable cytotoxicity of this alloy in the vitro assay.     

Microstructure and creep properties of a near-eutectic directionally solidified multiphase Mo–Si–B alloy

Due to their excellent creep behavior and acceptable oxidation resistance at ultrahigh temperatures multiphase Mo-based alloys are potential candidates for applications in aerospace engines and the power generating industry. The resulting materials properties, as well as the microstructure of Mo–Si–B materials, strongly depend on the manufacturing process. In the following paper we report on a new Mo–Si–B alloy which was processed by crucible-free zone melting (ZM) from cold pressed elemental powders. SEM investigations of the zone molten microstructure showed well-aligned arrangements of a three-phase microstructure consisting of a Mo solid solution (Mo_SS), and the two intermetallic phases Mo₃Si and Mo₅SiB₂. First, high temperature mechanical properties, such as the compressive strength and creep strength at about 1100 °C, were evaluated and compared with a commonly used Ni-based superalloy and a PM processed Mo–Si–B material. In comparison to the PM processed reference alloy, the creep resistance of ZM materials was found to be substantially improved due to the relatively coarse directionally solidified microstructure. Thus, ZM alloys show great potential for applications at targeted application temperatures of around 1200–1300 °C.     

Effect of Y2O3 crucible on contamination of directionally solidified intermetallic Ti–46Al–8Nb alloy

The effect of Y₂O₃ crucible on contamination of Ti–46Al–8Nb (at.%) alloy directionally solidified (DS) in a Bridgman-type apparatus was studied. Directional solidification experiments were performed in dense Y₂O₃ crucibles using different growth rates, melt temperatures and various reaction time between the melt and the crucible. The main mechanism responsible for the contamination of the DS samples is diffusion controlled dissolution of the Y₂O₃ crucible in the melt which leads to an increase of oxygen and yttrium content in γ(TiAl) + α₂(Ti₃Al) matrix and precipitation of non-metallic particles in interdendritic region. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) showed that these particles are Y₂O₃ phase. The oxygen content and volume fraction of Y₂O₃ particles increase with increasing melt temperature and reaction time. The activation energy for increase of oxygen content is calculated to be Q_O = 412.1 kJ/mol and the kinetics of this process is suggested to be controlled by long-range diffusion with the oxygen content exponent of 3. The activation energy for Y₂O₃ particle formation is calculated to be Q_Y = 421.8 kJ/mol and the time exponent is determined to be m = 0.55. Vickers microhardness measurements in lamellar γ + α₂ matrix without Y₂O₃ particles can be used as an indirect evidence of the level of contamination of DS samples with statistically identical α₂–α₂ interlamellar spacing.     

Alignment behavior of MnBi phase in Bi-Mn alloy solidified in static magnetic field

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Stress-induced FCC/FCT phase transformation in Fe–Pd alloy

We report stress-induced martensitic transformation in tensile loaded Fe–30.5 at.% Pd polycrystals, mainly using optical microscopy. Reverse transformation occurs during unloading. Thermodynamic relationships between applied stress, transformation strain and the latent heat of transformation are examined.     

Influence of Mo in the structure of rapidly solidified Fe–Mo–Cr–Mn–Si–C alloy

Abstract

An Fe–Mo–Cr–Mn–Si–C alloy was prepared in an induction furnace and was cast into cylindrical rod in a copper mould in castmatic equipment (low pressure casting). A single phase non-equilibrium featureless (no visible microstructures after deep etching) phase was observed over a certain range of thickness of the rod. In this present work, the extent of the featureless phase was studied with different concentrations of Mo (5–25 wt-%) for 5·5 mm diameter of cylindrical rod at a cooling rate of 1100 K s^–1. Light optical microscopy, scanning electron Microscopy and Vickers hardness tests were used to analyse the samples. The amount of the featureless area varies as the Mo content changes and the maximum featureless area was obtained for 7 wt-% of Mo. This single phase featureless structure exhibits very high hardness (>1350 HV) which can be used in many interesting applications with or without suitable heat treatments.     

Tensile creep of directionally solidified NiAl–9Mo in situ composites

Well-aligned Mo fiber-reinforced NiAl in situ composites were produced by specially controlled directional solidification. The creep behavior parallel to the growth direction was studied in static tensile tests at temperatures between 900 °C and 1200 °C. A steady-state creep rate of 10^?6 s^?1 was measured at 1100 °C under an initial applied tensile stress of 150 MPa. Compared to binary NiAl and previously investigated NiAl–Mo eutectics with irregularly oriented Mo fibers, this value demonstrates a remarkably improved creep resistance in NiAl–Mo with well-aligned unidirectional Mo fibers. A high-resolution transmission electron microscope investigation of the NiAl/Mo interface revealed a clean semi-coherent boundary between NiAl and Mo, which enabled an effective load transfer from the NiAl matrix to the Mo fibers, and thus leads to the remarkably increased creep strength. The stress exponent, n, was found to be between 3.5 and 5, dependent on temperature. The activation energy for creep, Q_c, was measured to be 291 ± 19 kJ mol^–1, which is close to the value for self-diffusion in binary NiAl. Transmission electron microscopy observations substantiated that creep occurred by dislocation climb in the NiAl matrix. The Mo fiber was found to behave in a quasi-rigid manner during creep. A creep model for fiber-reinforced metal matrix composites was applied for an in-depth understanding of the mechanical behavior of the individual components and their contribution to the creep strength of the composite.     

Microstructural,mechanical, and electrical characterization of directionally solidified Al–Cu–Mg eutectic alloy

The composition of an Al–Cu–Mg ternary eutectic alloy was chosen to be Al–30 wt% Cu–6 wt % Mg to have the Al₂Cu and Al₂CuMg solid phases within an aluminum matrix (α-Al) after its solidification from the melt. The alloy Al–30 wt % Cu–6 wt % Mg was directionally solidified at a constant temperature gradient (G = 8.55 K/mm) with different growth rates V, from 9.43 to 173.3 μm/s, by using a Bridgman-type furnace. The lamellar eutectic spacings (λ_E) were measured from transverse sections of the samples. The functional dependencies of lamellar spacings λ_E (\({\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}}\) and \({\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}}\) in μm), microhardness H _V (in kg/mm²), tensile strength σ_T (in MPa), and electrical resistivity ρ (in Ω m) on the growth rate V (in μm/s) were obtained as \({\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}} = 3.05{V^{ - 0.31}}\), \({\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}} = 6.35{V^{ - 0.35}}\), \({H_V} = 308.3{\left( V \right)^{ - 0.33}}\); σ_T= 408.6(V)^0.14, and ρ = 28.82 × 10^–8(V)^0.11, respectively for the Al–Cu–Mg eutectic alloy. The bulk growth rates were determined as \(\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}^2V = 93.2\) and \(\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}^2V = 195.76\) by using the measured values of \({\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}}\), \({\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}}\) and V. A comparison of present results was also made with the previous similar experimental results.     

Effects of processing parameters on the surface quality of directionally solidified tita-nium alloy slab with cold crucible

Titanium and TiAl-based alloys are promising structurematerials for aero/space-crafts of next generations due totheir excellent properties, such as high specific strength,high specific rigidity, high oxidization resistance and highcreep resistance at high temperature[1-3]. However, the Tialloys are highly active, especially in molten state they canreact with almost all other materials. This makes thespontaneous nucleation difficult during solidification andresults in coarse structures. These …     

Effect of high temperature aging on microstructure and mechanical properties of a directionally solidified Ni3Al base alloy IC6A

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Comparison of dendrite and dispersive structure in rapidly solidified Cu–Co immiscible alloy with different heat flow modes

Rapid solidification of Cu–Co immiscible alloy was investigated by glass-fluxing, spray casting and melt-spinning techniques. Both the transition from dendrite to dispersive structure and corresponding scale evolution were revealed and further elucidated in terms of the heat flow mode, nucleation and growth processes under different solidification conditions. With the increase of undercooling, columnar dendrite is replaced by dispersive structure due to the immiscible effect. In contrast, equiaxed dendrite forms in spray cast alloy due to multiple nucleation events and becomes thinner for the case of higher cooling rate. Ascribed to the enhanced non-equilibrium effect and insufficient period for collision and coagulation processes between separated droplets, fine globular dispersion appears upon the diameter of spray casting reaching 4 mm. As for the melt-spun ribbon with the highest cooling rate, a single-phase solid solution microstructure with refined grain of cellular morphology can be obtained, which is attributed to the suppression of liquid phase separation by instant solidification.