Formation of metastable phase and its influence on the solidification microstructure of highly undercooled eutectic Fe40Ni 40B20 alloy

Ke Zhang, Feng Liu, Bin Gu, Gencang Yang

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Abstract

Solidification of a highly undercooled eutectic Fe40Ni 40B20 alloy melt has been studied by high-speed video in combination with an analysis of the temperature history. The metastable phase with a colony shape structure solidified primarily from the melt. DSC analysis confirmed the formation of the metastable phase. The metastable phase was re-melted, transformed or decomposed into stable phases during further solidification or cooling processes, and gave birth to the final as-solidified structures. On this basis, the effects of the metastable phase formation and transformation on evolution of the as-solidified structure is described.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-181
Number of pages10
JournalPhilosophical Magazine Letters
Volume94
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Mar 2014

Keywords

  • DSC
  • Metastable phase
  • Microstructure
  • Solidification

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