Motion of Solid Grains During Magnetic Field-Assisted Directional Solidification

Jiang Wang, Xin Lin, Yves Fautrelle, Henri Nguyen-Thi, Zhongming Ren

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Abstract

In this paper, we report the visible evidence for thermoelectric magnetic forces (TEMFs) during magnetic field-assisted directional solidification, and their potential to control the motion of solid grains(dendrite fragments or equiaxed grains). These motions are observed by means of synchrotron X-ray radiography and compared with analytic calculations for a spherical particle’s motion driven only by TEMFs, which confirms that the observed solid grain motions are the combined result of the TEMFs and gravity. We also carried out corresponding 3D numerical simulations to validate the calculations and further prove our conclusion that TEMF acts on the solid grain and affects its motion trajectory.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)861-865
Number of pages5
JournalMetallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science
Volume49
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2018

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