Gravity effect on thermal-solutal convection during solidification revealed by four-dimensional synchrotron imaging with compositional mapping

SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

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Nelson, T.¹  Cai, B.¹  Warnken, N.¹  Lee, P. D.²  Boller, E.⁴  Magdysyuk, O., V³  Green, N. R.¹ 

[1] Univ Birmingham, Sch Met & Mat, Birmingham B15 2TT, W Midlands, England

[2] UCL, Mech Engn, London WC1E 7JE, England

[3] Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Sci & Innovat Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, Oxon, England

[4] ESRF European Synchrotron, 71 Ave Martyrs, F-38000 Grenoble, France

关键词: Solidification;    Gravity;    4D;    Synchrotron tomography;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.scriptamat.2019.12.026

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

The effect of gravity on thermo-solutal convection and its impact on solidification dynamics of an Al-15 wt%Cu alloy were studied using high speed synchrotron tomography. A method for mapping the composition of the solidifying samples was developed, enabling three-dimensional quantification of the time evolved solute concentration and dendrite morphology. Differences in solute segregation, dendrite morphology and fragmentation between upwards and downwards solidification were identified, which were attributed to buoyancy-modulated thermal-solutal convection. Crown Copyright (C) 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc. All rights reserved.

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