Theoretical prediction and experimental comparison for eutectic growth of Al2O3/GdAlO3 faceted eutectics

Weidan Ma, Jun Zhang, Haijun Su, Guangrao Fan, Qun Ren, Zhonglin Shen, Min Guo, Lin Liu, Hengzhi Fu

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Abstract

Ultra-fine Al2O3/GdAlO3 eutectics with eutectic spacing of 193 ± 20 nm are directionally solidified by laser floating zone melting process. When the solidification rate increases from 2 μm/s to 400 μm/s, the morphology transition from “Chinese script” irregular eutectic to rod-like regular eutectic is found. To predict the growth behaviour of Al2O3/GdAlO3 eutectic, the solute diffusion coefficient DL, which exhibits significant influence on eutectic growth, is determined to be 6 × 10−10 m2/s. Then, the eutectic microstructures as a function of solidification rate are well predicted by modified Magnin-Kurz model and Jackson-Hunt model, both for “Chinese script” irregular eutectic and rod-like regular eutectic, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3837-3842
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume39
Issue number13
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2019

Keywords

  • Directional solidification
  • Eutectic spacing
  • Laser floating zone melting
  • Morphology transition

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