Effects of Chemical Composition and Solidification Rate on the Solidification Behavior of High-Cr White Irons

Autor: Hee Young Son, In Yong Jung, Baig Gyu Choi, Jong Ho Shin, Chang Yong Jo, Je Hyun Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Metals, Vol 14, Iss 3, p 276 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 14030276
2075-4701
DOI: 10.3390/met14030276
Popis: The effects of chemical composition and solidification rate on the solidification behavior of high-Cr white irons were investigated through directional solidification. Increasing the solidification rate in hypoeutectic alloys caused finer dendrite-arm spacing, as expected. The eutectic structure, which formed in the interdendritic region, was comprised of M7C3 and austenite; however, secondary dendrite arms of hypoeutectic alloys contained a few M7C3 particles that solidified prior to the eutectic structure. The transition from cellular to dendritic solidification occurred at a solidification rate between 50 µm/s and 100 µm/s in a near-eutectic alloy. In the near-eutectic alloy with cellular solidification, a directionally arrayed in-situ composite of M7C3/austenite formed within the cell. Speckle-like features appeared in the intercellular region due to M23C6 carbide precipitation during subsequent cooling after freezing. Like dendrite-arm spacing in hypoeutectic alloys, the inter-speckle spacing and the inter-fiber spacing became finer with an increasing solidification rate in the cellular solidification range.
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