Effect of growth rate on rod spacing and undercooling of Bridgman-grown Si-TaSi2 eutectic in situ composite

Xinyu Yang, Jun Zhang, Haijun Su, Ziqi Jie, Lin Liu, Hengzhi Fu

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Abstract

Directionally solidified Si-6 wt.%TaSi2 eutectic alloy has been studied to characterize the variation of inter-rod spacing at different growth rates (V = 6-200 μm/s) with a constant temperature gradient (210 K/cm). Statistical distributions of inter-rod spacings at each solidification rate are determined. It is confirmed that the relationship between inter-rod spacing and solidification rate obeys the Magnin-Kurz model, and the theoretical value of λa2V = 5435.6 μm3/s (λa is the average inter-rod spacing) approximately equals to the experimental value of λa2V1.06 = 5343.6 μm3.06/s. For the Si-TaSi 2 system, the operating parameter φ is a function of the solidification rate due to the transition of the TaSi2 phase from facet to nonfacet, and as the solidification rate increases the kinetic undercooling cannot be ignored.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)643-648
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume551
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Feb 2013

Keywords

  • Composite materials
  • Crystal growth
  • Microstructure
  • Scanning electron microscopy

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