The formation of quasiregular microstructure in highly undercooled Ni 70.2Si29.8 eutectic alloy

Yiping Lu, Xin Lin, Gencang Yang, Junjie Li, Yaohe Zhou

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Abstract

High undercooling (about 392 K) was achieved in bulk eutectic Ni 70.2Si29.8 alloy melt using glass fluxing combined with cyclic superheating. Surprisingly, the microstructure of eutectic Ni 70.2Si29.8 transits from irregular to quasiregular when the undercooling exceeds 340 K. The morphology transition at large undercooling is analyzed based on the solution entropy of eutectic phases. The forming process of quasiregular microstructure is ascribed to a transition from faceted-faceted to nonfaceted-nonfaceted eutectic concurring with increased undercooling.

Original languageEnglish
Article number013535
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume104
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

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