A genome dependence of metastable phase selection on atomic structure for undercooled liquid Nb90Si10 hypoeutectic alloy

Q. Wang, C. H. Zheng, M. X. Li, L. Hu, H. P. Wang, B. Wei

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Abstract

The phase selection mechanism within undercooled liquid Nb90Si10 hypoeutectic alloy was investigated by electrostatic levitation technique combined with deep neural network molecular dynamics. A stepwise-solidification procedure was conducted, where the primary phase and eutectic microstructure successively solidified from undercooled liquid alloy and undercooled residual liquid, respectively. The intermetallic phase of the eutectic structure transfers from Nb3Si to βNb5Si3 and finally into αNb5Si3 compound with the increase in liquid undercooling. The deep neural network molecular dynamic simulations have shown that the phase selection between Nb3Si and Nb5Si3 is mainly controlled by the short-range order of residual liquid, considering that the predominant short-range configuration transforms from Nb3Si-like to Nb5Si3-like structures. The αNb5Si3-like medium-range order, which is characterized by vertex-connected ⟨0,2,8,4⟩ clusters, is shown to significantly influence the competitive nucleation of the αNb5Si3 and βNb5Si3 phases.

Original languageEnglish
Article number234102
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume122
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Jun 2023

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