Abstract
In order to investigate phase selection between stable and metastable phases upon rapid solidification of Fe70Co30 single-phase alloy, different undercooling experiments were performed. The critical undercooling for forming metastable phase upon spontaneous crystallization was observed as ∼203 K, whereas, it decreased to ∼169 K if artificially triggering was adopted. This can be ascribed to a substantial reduction of the catalytic potency factor f(θ) of bcc phase in the case of triggered nucleation.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | L11-L15 |
Journal | Journal of Alloys and Compounds |
Volume | 467 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 7 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Catalytic potency factor
- Metastable phase
- Nucleation
- Solidification
- Undercooling