快速凝固Fe62.1Sn27.9Si10合金的分层组织和偏晶胞形成机理

采用自由落体和单辊急冷技术研究了三元Fe_62.1Sn_27.9Si₁₀偏晶合金的相分离和组织形成规律,理论分析了两种快速凝固条件下合金的传热特性.自由落体条件下,由于Marangoni迁移和表面偏析势的作用,液滴凝固组织主要形成富Sn相包裹富Fe相的两层壳核结构.随着液滴直径减小,冷却速率和温度梯度增大,促进偏晶胞快速生长.在单辊急冷条件下,随着辊速的增大,冷却速率从1.1×10⁷增大至6.5×10⁷ K/s,合金熔体内部的液相流动和相分离受到抑制,凝固组织发生"九层结构→两层结构→无分层结构"的转变.同时,凝固过程中FeSn+L₂→FeSn₂包晶反应受到抑制,形成与自由落体条件下不同的相组成.EDS分析显示,αFe相在快速凝固过程中发生显著溶质截留效应. 关键词： Fe-Sn-Si偏晶合金 相分离 快速凝固 溶质截留     

三元Co-Cu-Pb偏晶合金的快速凝固组织形成规律研究

在自由落体条件下实现了三元Co-Cu-Pb合金的液相分离与快速凝固. 实验发现,随液滴直径减小,Co₅₁Cu₄₇Pb₂合金液滴发生由枝晶→两层壳核→枝晶组织的转变,Co₄₇Cu₄₄Pb₉合金液滴的组织形态由壳核组织演化为均匀组织. 两种合金的快速凝固组织均由α(Co),(Cu)和(Pb)固溶体三相组成,α(Co)和(Cu)相主要以枝晶方式生长,(Pb)相分布在(Cu)枝晶间. 关键词： 液相分离 偏晶合金 快速凝固 自由落体     

偏晶溶液相分离过程的实时观测研究

为了揭示自由落体条件下偏晶合金壳核组织的形成机制，基于相似性原理设计了一种环形温度场，对丁二腈-52.6mol%H₂O偏晶溶液的相分离过程进行了实时观测. 发现在两个不混溶液相的分离过程中，富水相液滴经历了“析出→迁移→凝并→聚集"运动过程，最终形成以富水相为中心的两层壳核组织. 同时测定了液滴的运动速率，并对Marangoni迁移速率进行了理论计算，两者能够较好地符合. 由此证实了在偏晶溶液的相分离过程中，第二液相主要是在温度梯度的驱动下产生Marangoni迁移. 这一实验直观地再现了落管无容器处理过程中液滴内部的相分离过程. 关键词： 相分离 偏晶溶液 Marangoni迁移 微重力     

Fe_50Cu_50合金熔体相分离过程的分子动力学模拟

基于镶嵌原子势,采用分子动力学模拟的方法探讨了Fe50Cu50合金熔体在1823 K下液-液相分离过程.结果发现:熔体中同类原子配位数随弛豫时间的延长逐渐增大,而异类原子配位数逐渐减少;由BhatiaThornton结构因子SCC(q)获得的相关长度随时间的变化也呈现出明显的递增趋势,表明该合金熔体在该温度下发生了液—液相分离.原子轨迹的可视化显示结果发现,相分离的初期,体系呈明显的网络状组织,随时间的延长,异类原子逐渐分离,最终形成富Fe和富Cu的相分离组织,符合调幅分解特征.与Fe75Cu25合金熔体的相分离过程对比发现,Fe与Cu原子数目相差越小,相分离行为越剧烈,形成稳定分层结构所需的时间越短.以上研究从原子尺度上表征了金属熔体的相分离过程.     

快速凝固Co-Cu包晶合金的电学性能

研究了Co-Cu包晶合金快速凝固过程中的相选择和组织形成特征, 探索了冷却速率、组织结构和晶体位向与合金电阻率之间的相关规律.实验发现, 快速凝固可使Co在(Cu)中的固溶度扩展至20%.Cu含量大于80%时, L+αCo→(Cu)包晶转变被抑制, (Cu)可从过冷熔体中直接形核析出.Cu含量在40%—70%范围时, Co-Cu合金的液相分离受到抑制, 凝固组织沿条带厚度方向分为两个晶区.细晶区中αCo和(Cu)相竞争形核并生长, αCo枝晶形态细密，细小的（Cu）等轴晶均匀分布于αCo的基体之中.粗晶区αCo相为领先相, 富Cu相分布于αCo枝晶的晶界处.随着冷速的增大, 合金组织显著细化, 晶界增多,对自由电子的散射作用增强, 合金电阻率显著增大.当晶界散射系数r＝0996—0999时, 可采用M-S模型综合分析快速凝固Co-Cu合金的电阻率. 关键词： 电阻率 快速凝固 相结构 晶体生长     

偏晶合金液-液相分离的格子玻尔兹曼方法模拟

本文建立了一个模拟在弥散相液滴的扩散长大、碰撞凝并和Ostwald熟化等因素的作用下偏晶合金液-液相分离过程的二维格子玻尔兹曼方法 (lattice Boltzmann method, LBM) 模型.该模型结合了Shan-Chen的两相流模型和Qin的介观粒子相互作用势模型的优点,并在LB演化方程中引入了反映相变的源项.应用该模型模拟研究了偏晶合金液-液相分离过程中单液滴的生长、两液滴的合并和多液滴的生长规律.结果表明在两液相区中第二相单个液滴的生长是一个通过扩散从非平衡态到平衡态过渡的过程.两液滴合并 关键词： 偏晶合金 液-液相分离 格子玻尔兹曼方法     

相场法研究AlxCuMnNiFe高熵合金富Cu相析出机理

BCC(体心立方)和FCC(面心立方)结构共存的高熵合金通常具有优异的综合力学性能, Al元素可以促进含Cu高熵合金由FCC向BCC结构转变.本文基于Chan-Hilliard方程和Allen-Cahn方程,建立Al_xCuMnNiFe高熵合金三维相场模型,模拟了Al_xCuMnNiFe高熵合金(x=0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7)在823 K等温时效时纳米富Cu相的微观演化过程.结果表明, Al_xCuMnNiFe高熵合金时效时会产生两种复杂核壳结构:富Cu核/B2_s壳以及B2_c核/FeMn壳,通过讨论分析发现形成的B2_c对纳米富Cu相的形成起到抑制作用,这种抑制作用随着Al元素的增加而变大;结合经验公式做出Al_xCuMnNiFe高熵合金富Cu相的屈服强度随时效时间的变化曲线,得到峰值屈服强度的时效时间和合金体系,可以为时效工艺提供参考.     

强流脉冲电子束表面改性CuFe10合金的显微组织和性能研究（英文）

研究了不同脉冲次数强流脉冲电子束表面改性对CuFe10合金组织及性能的影响。强流脉冲电子束处理CuFe10合金的重熔表面出现了火山坑和直径为100nm到1μm的富铁球,表明了强流脉冲电子束处理CuFe10合金表面发生了液相分离。强流脉冲电子束脉冲轰击30次后,CuFe10合金表面的显微硬度与耐蚀性能均得到显著改善,主要是由于强流脉冲电子束轰击处理CuFe10合金表层引发的快速熔凝过程中表面发生了液相分离及晶粒细化的缘故。     

强流脉冲电子束表面改性CuFe10合金的显微组织和性能研究

研究了不同脉冲次数强流脉冲电子束表面改性对CuFe10合金组织及性能的影响。强流脉冲电子束处理CuFe10合金的重熔表面出现了火山坑和直径为100 nm到1 m的富铁球,表明了强流脉冲电子束处理CuFe10合金表面发生了液相分离。强流脉冲电子束脉冲轰击30次后,CuFe10合金表面的显微硬度与耐蚀性能均得到显著改善,主要是由于强流脉冲电子束轰击处理CuFe10合金表层引发的快速熔凝过程中表面发生了液相分离及晶粒细化的缘故。     

添加Ti对Al-Bi难混溶合金组织和性能的影响

难混溶合金在凝固过程中极易发生液-液相分离,造成第二相的宏观偏析,失去了合金的应用价值.本文将第三组元Ti添加到Al-Bi难混溶合金中,研究了Ti的添加对合金的凝固组织和性能的影响,探索了原位生成的金属间化合物的存在形式,分析了第二相Bi颗粒的分布.研究结果表明,凝固过程中原位生成的长针状Al_3Ti化合物,均匀分布在Al基体中,穿插在Bi相颗粒之间,阻碍了Bi相颗粒的沉降及凝并,防止了Bi相颗粒的碰撞及长大,制备了Bi相弥散分布在Al基体中的难混溶合金;同时弥散分布在基体中的硬质相Al_3Ti还增强了基体的强度,提高了合金的硬度,使合金表现出优异的耐磨性能.     

Simulated evolution process of core-shell microstructures

The evolution process of core-shell microstructures formed in monotectic alloys under the space environment condition was investigated by the numerical simulation method. In order to account for the effect of surface segregation on phase separation, Model H was modified by introducing a surface free energy term into the total free energy of alloy droplet. Three Fe-Cu alloys were taken as simulated examples, which usually exhibit metastable phase separation in undercooled and microgravity states. It was revealed by the dynamic simulation process that the formation of core-shell microstructures depends mainly on surface segregation and Marangoni convection. The phase separation of Fe65Cu35 alloy starts from a dispersed structure and gradually evolves into a triple-layer core-shell microstructure. Similarly, Fe50Cu50 alloy experiences a structural evolution process of "bicontinuous phase → quadruple-layer core-shell → triple-layer core-shell", while the microstructures of Fe35Cu65 alloy transfer from the dispersed structure into the final double-layer core-shell morphology. The Cu-rich phase always forms the outer layer because of surface segregation, whereas the internal microstructural evolution is controlled mainly by the Marangoni convection resulting from the temperature gradient.     

Phase separation and rapid solidification of liquid Cu<Subscript>60</Subscript>Fe<Subscript>30</Subscript>Co<Subscript>10</Subscript> ternary peritectic alloy

The metastable liquid phase separation and rapid solidification of Cu₆₀Fe₃₀Co₁₀ ternary peritectic alloy were investigated by using the drop tube technique and the differential scanning calorimetry method. It was found that the critical temperature of metastable liquid phase separation in this alloy is 1623.5 K, and the two separated liquid phases solidify as Cu(Fe,Co) and Fe(Cu,Co) solid solutions, respectively. The undercooling and cooling rate of droplets processed in the drop tube increase with the decrease of their diameters. During the drop tube processing, the structural morphologies of undercooled droplets are strongly dependent on the cooling rate. With the increase of the cooling rate, Fe(Cu,Co) spheres are refined greatly and become uniformly dispersed in the Cu-rich matrix. The calculations of Marangoni migration velocity (V _M) and Stokes motion velocity (V _S) of Fe(Cu,Co) droplets indicated that Marangoni migration contributes more to the coarsening and congregation of the minor phase during free fall. At the same undercooling, the V _M/V _S ratio increases drastically as Fe(Cu,Co) droplet size decreases. On the other hand, a larger undercooling tends to increase the V _M/V _S value for Fe(Cu,Co) droplets with the same size. Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 50121101 and 50395105) and the Scientific and Technological Creative Foundation of Youth in Northwestern Polytechnical University of China (Grant No. W016223)     

Correlated process of phase separation and microstructure evolution of ternary Co-Cu-Pb alloy

The phase separation and rapid solidification of liquid ternary Co₄₅Cu₄₂Pb₁₃ immiscible alloy have been investigated under both bulk undercooling and containerless processing conditions. The undercooled bulk alloy is solidified as a vertical two-layer structure, whereas the containerlessly solidified alloy droplet is characterized by core-shell structures. The dendritic growth velocity of primary α(Co) phase shows a power-law relation to undercooling and achieves a maximum of 1.52 m/s at the undercooling of 112 K. The Pb content is always enriched in Cu-rich zone and depleted in Co-rich zone. Numerical analyses indicate that the Stokes motion, solutal Marangoni convection, thermal Marangoni convection, and interfacial energy play the main roles in the correlated process of macrosegregation evolution and microstructure formation.     

Macrosegregation driven by movement of minor phase in (Al0.345Bi0.655)90Sn10 immiscible alloy

Formation of macrosegregation structure in (Al_0.345Bi_0.655)₉₀Sn₁₀ (mass percent, the same below) immiscible alloy was investigated by spraying its melt into silicone oil. Two kinds of typical macrosegregation structures were obtained in the dispersed alloy spheres: core/shell structure and crescent structure. Based on the estimated temperature field inside the alloy spheres, the velocities of thermal Marangoni, solutal Marangoni, and Stokes motions of the Bi-rich minor droplets were calculated. Analysis shows that surface segregation, Soret effect, thermal Marangoni motion, solutal Marangoni motion, and Stokes motion play a key role in the formation of Al/Bi–Sn core/shell structure. If the liquid alloy spheres solidify on the condition that the radius of the Bi-rich minor droplets is smaller than a critical value, it will form Al/Bi–Sn core/shell structure, while the crescent structure will be formed when the liquid alloy spheres frozen on the condition that the radius of the Bi-rich minor droplets exceeds the critical value.     

Influence of static magnetic field intensity on the separation and migration of Fe-rich bulks in an immiscible (Fe–C)–Cu alloy

In this study, we solidified an immiscible pseudo-binary (Fe–C)–50mass%Cu alloy in a static magnetic field and observed macro morphologies as a function of the magnetic flux density. The experimental result shows that the Fe-rich phase exhibits a single bulk when the alloy is solidified at a low magnetic flux density, while it is separated in to two smaller bulks at high magnetic flux densities and the distance between the bulks becomes larger with the increase of the magnetic flux density. The possible reason for the separation of the Fe-rich phase was simply proposed. As far as the migration of separated Fe-rich phase bulks is concerned, the thermoelectric effect between the Fe-rich and Cu-rich metals was considered, from which the thermoelectric body force could be exerted upon the Fe-rich droplets. The higher the body force is produced, the larger the distance will be covered due to the migration of the droplets. Further analysis reveals that the convection attributed to the thermoelectric effect may contribute to the migration of the Fe-rich droplets at a low magnetic field and become negligible at high magnetic flux densities.     

Influence of the static high magnetic field on the liquid–liquid phase separation during solidifying the hyper-monotectic alloys

Magnetic in-situ quenching refers to fixing and quenching the sample at a static high magnetic field (SHMF) up to 18 T; it has been achieved by a specially designed facility. Zn-7wt%Bi and Zn-10wt%Bi hyper-monotectic melts were quenched under different magnetic flux densities to investigate the influence of SHMF on the liquid–liquid phase separation process in solidifying hyper-monotectic alloys. Because this separation is mainly caused by the growth of minority phase droplets (Bi droplets in the present study), and such growth is attributed to the diffusion of Bi element and the coalescence between the droplets, the influence of SHMF on the growth of Bi droplets was analyzed. Results show that the imposed SHMF prevented the formation of layered structure in the Zn-10wt%Bi alloy and refined the Bi particles in the Zn-7wt%Bi alloy, which indicates that the SHMF retarded the liquid–liquid phase separation during solidifying the hyper-monotectic alloys. Indeed, the two motions of droplets in determining the coalescence, Marangoni migration and Stocks sedimentation, were slowed down by the applied SHMF. Analytical estimations of the magnitude of such damping effect have been made and show that the 18 T SHMF could reduce the speed of Stokes sedimentation and Marangoni migration of the minority phase droplets by about 95.5 % and 62.4 %, respectively.     

电磁悬浮条件下液态Fe_(50)Cu_(50)合金的对流和凝固规律研究

基于轴对称电磁悬浮模型,理论计算了二元Fe_(50)Cu_(50)合金熔体内部的磁感应强度和感应电流,分析了其时均洛伦兹力分布特征,进一步耦合Navier-Stokes方程组计算求解了合金熔体内部流场分布规律.计算结果表明,电磁悬浮状态下合金内部流场呈现环形管状分布,并且电流强度、电流频率或合金过冷度的增加,均会导致熔体内部流动速率峰值减小,平均流动速率增大,并使流动速率大于100 mm·s~(-1)区域显著增大.通过与静态凝固实验对比发现,电磁悬浮条件下熔体中强制对流使得合金内部富Fe和富Cu区的相界面呈波浪状起伏形貌,并且富Cu相颗粒在熔体上部分出现的概率增加.