Phase-field simulation of dendritic growth in a binary alloy with thermodynamics data

This paper simulates the dendrite growth process during non-isothermal solidification in the Al-Cu binary alloy by using the phase-field model. The heat transfer equation is solved simultaneously. The thermodynamic and kinetic parameters are directly obtained from existing database by using the Calculation of Phase Diagram （CALPHAD） method. The effects of the latent heat and undercooling on the dendrite growth, solute and temperature profile during the solidification of binary alloy are investigated. The results indicate that the dendrite growing morphologies could be simulated realistically by linking the phase-field method to CALPHAD. The secondary arms of solidification dendritic are better developed with the increase of undercooling. Correspondingly, the tip speed and the solute segregation in solid-liquid interface increase, but the tip radius decreases.     

Modelling temperature and concentration dependent solid/liquid interfacial energies

Models for the prediction of the solid/liquid interfacial energy in pure substances and binary alloys, respectively, are reviewed and extended regarding the temperature and concentration dependence of the required thermodynamic entities. A CALPHAD-type thermodynamic database is used to introduce temperature and concentration dependent melting enthalpies and entropies for multicomponent alloys in the temperature range between liquidus and solidus. Several suitable models are extended and employed to calculate the temperature and concentration dependent interfacial energy for Al–FCC with their respective liquids and compared with experimental data.     

Phase field simulation of microstructure evolution in Fe-Cr-Co alloy during thermal magnetic treatment and step aging

The evolution of modulated structures in Fe-Cr-Co alloys during isothermal aging under an external magnetic field and multiple step aging was simulated based on a phase field method. In this simulation, the magnetic configuration during the decomposition was calculated by a micromagnetic method, and the chemical Gibbs energy function was calculated by the CALPHAD approach based on the experimental equilibrium phase diagram. The calculation results provide a quantitative microstructure change directly linked to the phase diagram and demonstrate obvious microstructure difference between isothermal aging and multiple aging. The ferromagnetic precipitates elongate along the direction of the external magnetic field. The simulated evolution and microstructure are in good agreement with the experimental results.     

Fe-P体系热力学再优化

基于最新的实验热力学数据和相图数据,采用CALPHAD技术对Fe-P体系进行热力学再优化.其中,溶液相(液相、α-Fe和γ-Fe)的Gibbs自由能用替换溶液模型描述,其余化合物(Fe3P、Fe2P、FeP、FeP2和FeP4)看作严格计量比化合物.整个优化过程在Thermo-Calc软件包中完成,优化所得热力学数据和相图信息与实验信息吻合较好,为Fe基合金和含P多元合金体系的进一步优化提供了一组自洽可靠的热力学参数.     

Cu掺杂对高熵合金FeCrVTi相结构的影响

基于CALPHAD方法,建立了高熵合金FeCrVTiCux(x=0-1)的热力学计算模型,对Cu掺杂的高熵合金FeCrVTi相结构和屈服强度进行了讨论分析. 研究发现当x=0时,室温下FeCrVTi的相结构为BCC-A2、LAV-C14和NITI2相. 在815-1380K温度区域,该体系发生有序-无序LAVES->BCC-A2转变. 当x增加到0.2时,室温下FeCrVTiCu0.2的 LAV-C14相消失,出现了LAVES和HCP-A3相. 当x增加到0.4时,室温下FeCrVTiCu0.4出现FCC-A1相. 600K温度时,随Cu含量的不断增加FeCrVTiCux在x=0.0-1.0之间HCP-A3相成分呈线性增长,其相含量最大值位于x=1.0的位置. Cu的掺杂提高了高熵合金FeCrVTi的室温塑性和高温强度,使得FeCrVTi的室温屈服强度高于FeCrVTiCu,在600K温度下,FeCrVTiCu的屈服强度高于FeCrVTi.     

LiF-CrF3二元系的热力学模拟

采用相图计算(CALPHAD)技术对LiF-CrF3体系进行了相图的优化计算.对液相分别采用置换熔体模型与缔合物模型进行描述,中间化合物Li3CrF6则采用准化学计量比化合物模型描述.模型参数的优化选取实验相平衡数据及第一性原理预测的数据,优化结果表明,缔合物模型比置换熔体模型更能准确地描述液相的实验相平衡数据.     

Thermodynamic Modeling of KF-CrF3 Binary System

A comprehensive thermodynamic model of KF-CrF₃ system was established. The intermediate phases K₂Cr₅F₁₇, KCrF₄, K₂CrF₅ and K₃CrF₆ were described by the stoichiometric compound model and the liquid phase by associated solution model. All the model parameters were optimized by the experimental phase equilibria data assisted by the first-principles prediction within the framework of the calculation of phase diagram(CALPHAD) method. It is demonstrated that the calculated results are fairly consistent with the experimental data, thus we obtained a set of self-consistent and reliable thermodynamic parameters which could well describe the phase equilibria and thermodynamic properties of KF-CrF₃ system.