TY - JOUR
T1 - Formation of core-type macroscopic morphologies in Cu-Fe base alloys with liquid miscibility gap
AU - Wang, C. P.
AU - Liu, X. J.
AU - Takaku, Y.
AU - Ohnuma, Ikuo
AU - Kainuma, R.
AU - Ishida, K.
PY - 2004/4
Y1 - 2004/4
N2 - The effects of alloying elements on the macroscopic morphologies in Cu-Fe base alloys were experimentally investigated. It was found that macroscopic homogeneity can be achieved by the addition of Mn, Ni, Al, or Co in the Cu-Fe base alloys, while the core-type macroscopic morphologies with Cu-rich or Fe-rich cores, which are radially separated as two layers in the inner and outer parts of the ingot solidified in the cast-iron mold, were formed by the addition of C, Cr, Mo, Nb, Si, or V. It is shown that the formation of the core-type macroscopic morphology is strongly connected with the existence of a stable miscibility gap of the liquid phase in the Cu-Fe base alloy due to the addition of alloying elements. The liquid phase with less volume fraction always forms the center part. This result can be explained by a mechanism that the minor droplets as the second phase are forced to move into the thermal center due to Marangoni motion, which is caused by the temperature dependence of interfacial energy between two liquid phases.
AB - The effects of alloying elements on the macroscopic morphologies in Cu-Fe base alloys were experimentally investigated. It was found that macroscopic homogeneity can be achieved by the addition of Mn, Ni, Al, or Co in the Cu-Fe base alloys, while the core-type macroscopic morphologies with Cu-rich or Fe-rich cores, which are radially separated as two layers in the inner and outer parts of the ingot solidified in the cast-iron mold, were formed by the addition of C, Cr, Mo, Nb, Si, or V. It is shown that the formation of the core-type macroscopic morphology is strongly connected with the existence of a stable miscibility gap of the liquid phase in the Cu-Fe base alloy due to the addition of alloying elements. The liquid phase with less volume fraction always forms the center part. This result can be explained by a mechanism that the minor droplets as the second phase are forced to move into the thermal center due to Marangoni motion, which is caused by the temperature dependence of interfacial energy between two liquid phases.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11661-004-0298-y
DO - 10.1007/s11661-004-0298-y
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:2442703158
VL - 35 A
SP - 1243
EP - 1253
JO - Metallurgical Transactions A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science)
JF - Metallurgical Transactions A (Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science)
SN - 1073-5623
IS - 4
ER -