The effect of electromagnetic vibration(EMV)on the solidification structure of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy during bulk solidification and the upward continuous casting was investigated experimentally and numerically.The bulk so...The effect of electromagnetic vibration(EMV)on the solidification structure of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy during bulk solidification and the upward continuous casting was investigated experimentally and numerically.The bulk solidification results indicated that in the case of B=0.5 T and J=1.27×10^(5)A/m^(2),the most effective grain refinement frequency was at f=10 Hz,where fine non-dendrites were obtained.The solidification structure became coarser at f=0.1 Hz and f=1 Hz compared to the case of f=10 Hz,while no grain refinement was observed at f=100 Hz.The numerical simulations showed that at f=10 Hz,the strong melt convection surrounding the primary solid phase promotes the diffusion of the rejected solute,consequently,resulting in a reduction of the solute boundary layer,which leads to the decrease in the nucleation-free zone(NFZ)and the grain refinement.Additionally,the most effective grain refinement frequency transformed to 1 Hz when the electromagnetic force was reduced by five times.Moreover,we proposed that the most effective grain refinement frequency range aligns with the EMV-induced relative displacement in the range of 10^(2)–10^(3)μm.Finally,the upward continuous casting was conducted to validate the relative displacement range,and the experimental results matched well.展开更多
Microstructure evolution and properties of a Cu-Cr-Ag alloy during the continuous manufacturing process were investigated in detail by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)in the s...Microstructure evolution and properties of a Cu-Cr-Ag alloy during the continuous manufacturing process were investigated in detail by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)in the study.The Cu-Cr-Ag alloy rod with uniform compositions is fabricated by upward continuous casting technology.Few of the Cr phases are observed in the ascast alloy.During the continuous extrusion process,the severe shear deformation and the dynamic aging occur.The average grain size of as-extruded alloy is much smaller than that of as-cast alloy.Both fcc and bcc Cr precipitates appear in the matrix.The interaction mode between dislocations and precipitates can be identified as Orowan bypass mode according to the TEM observations.The overall difference in the yield strength between as-cast and as-extruded Cu-Cr-Ag alloy is attributed to solid solution strengthening,grain refinement strengthening,precipitation hardening and working hardening.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51904184,52204392,52274385,and 52204347)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFC2904900)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(No.2022QNRC001).
文摘The effect of electromagnetic vibration(EMV)on the solidification structure of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy during bulk solidification and the upward continuous casting was investigated experimentally and numerically.The bulk solidification results indicated that in the case of B=0.5 T and J=1.27×10^(5)A/m^(2),the most effective grain refinement frequency was at f=10 Hz,where fine non-dendrites were obtained.The solidification structure became coarser at f=0.1 Hz and f=1 Hz compared to the case of f=10 Hz,while no grain refinement was observed at f=100 Hz.The numerical simulations showed that at f=10 Hz,the strong melt convection surrounding the primary solid phase promotes the diffusion of the rejected solute,consequently,resulting in a reduction of the solute boundary layer,which leads to the decrease in the nucleation-free zone(NFZ)and the grain refinement.Additionally,the most effective grain refinement frequency transformed to 1 Hz when the electromagnetic force was reduced by five times.Moreover,we proposed that the most effective grain refinement frequency range aligns with the EMV-induced relative displacement in the range of 10^(2)–10^(3)μm.Finally,the upward continuous casting was conducted to validate the relative displacement range,and the experimental results matched well.
基金financially supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2016YFB0301400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51601017)。
文摘Microstructure evolution and properties of a Cu-Cr-Ag alloy during the continuous manufacturing process were investigated in detail by scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)in the study.The Cu-Cr-Ag alloy rod with uniform compositions is fabricated by upward continuous casting technology.Few of the Cr phases are observed in the ascast alloy.During the continuous extrusion process,the severe shear deformation and the dynamic aging occur.The average grain size of as-extruded alloy is much smaller than that of as-cast alloy.Both fcc and bcc Cr precipitates appear in the matrix.The interaction mode between dislocations and precipitates can be identified as Orowan bypass mode according to the TEM observations.The overall difference in the yield strength between as-cast and as-extruded Cu-Cr-Ag alloy is attributed to solid solution strengthening,grain refinement strengthening,precipitation hardening and working hardening.
