Abstract
Liquid Ni-47.7 % Mo alloy was undercooled by 328 K (0.21 TE) and solidified under microgravity condition to investigate the correlation of microhardness enhancement with eutectic growth mechanism. The microstructural morphology transformed from (Ni) + NiMo lamellar eutectic to a duplex mixture of lamellar and anomalous eutectics, and finally into anomalous eutectic. With the increase of alloy undercooling, the eutectic interphase spacings decreased significantly, leading to a remarkable structural refinement and a conspicuous rise of Vickers hardness. The dependence of microhardness upon eutectic spacing was revealed for lamellar and anomalous eutectics, respectively.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 133483 |
Journal | Materials Letters |
Volume | 331 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 15 Jan 2023 |
Keywords
- Eutectic growth
- Metals and alloys
- Microstructure
- Rapid solidification
- Vickers hardness