摘要
In recent years,the effect of pulsed magnetic fields on improving the solidification structure of alloys has attracted significant attention.A GH4738 nickel-based alloy smelted using a self-designed 20-kg electromagnetic casting system was taken as the research object.Finite element software was used to numerically simulate the magnetic field intensity,distribution,and temperature field of the casting device.The effect of the pulsed magnetic field on the solidification process of the GH4738 alloy was studied by means of low-magnification microstructural analysis.The measured magnetic field shows that when the duty cycle is 20%,the pulse frequency is 50 Hz,the output current is in the range of 150–250 A,and the peak magnetic field intensity of the crucible center is 68–116 mT.The crucible temperature is heated to 600℃and the melt center solidification time is 12.844 s.The microstructural analysis of the ingot shows that its shrinkage hole is reduced from 130 to 100 mm,and the equiaxed crystal area is increased from 2275 to 3150 mm^(2).The solidification angle of the dendrite is changed under the action of the pulsed magnetic field,and the tilt angle is 45°.The results show that the pulsed magnetic field promotes the primary crystal core of the GH4738 alloy,improves the nucleation rate of the melt,reduces the size difference of the solidification structure between the center and the edge of the ingot,and improves the uniformity of the solidification structure.
基金
supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52074092)
the Fundamental Research Funds for Inner Mongolia University of Science&Technology(No.2023QNJS007)
Program for Young Talents of Science and Technology in Universities of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region(No.NJYT23115)
the Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation(No.2022MS05039).