J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2019, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (3): 239-247.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2018.09.042
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Received:
2018-06-26
Revised:
2018-09-09
Accepted:
2018-09-14
Online:
2019-03-15
Published:
2019-01-18
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Ma Xiaoping
Xiaoping Ma, Dianzhong Li. The 3-dimensional morphology of dendrite during equiaxed solidification of an Al-5 wt.% Cu alloy[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2019, 35(3): 239-247.
Fig. 1. The cooling curve and selected quenching time in a preliminary experiment (on the upper-right); the cooling curve and actual quenching time in current experiment (on the bottom-left).
Fig. 2. The morphology of the whole equiaxed dendrite. (a) the morphology of equiaxed dendrite on a 2-dimensional observation plane; (b) the morphology of equiaxed dendrite on three neighboring but random 2-dimensional observation planes; (c) the morphology of equiaxed dendrite on three neighboring and oriented 2-dimensional observation planes; (d) the sketched 3-dimensional morphology of equiaxed dendrite; (e) the morphology of equiaxed dendrite on an oriented 2-dimensional observation plane; (f) the sketched 3-dimensional morphology of equiaxed dendrite with the 2-dimensional observation plane corresponding to (e).
Fig. 3. The initiation of tertiary branches from a row of secondary branches. (a) and (b) random observation planes; (c), (d) and (e) the initiation positions of tertiary branches traced on slices with different depth; (f) the slim initiation of tertiary branch revealed by heavy etching.
Fig. 5. The double branch structure, the stem alteration and the cabbage-like structure in the branches revealed on slices with different depth. (a)-(d) the double branch structure; (e)-(i) the stem alteration and the cabbage-like structure; (j)-(n) the cabbage-like structure. 10?μm is removed between two figures in a series.
Fig. 6. The double branch structure (a)-(e) and the cabbage-like structure (f)-(l) in the branches with less side arms revealed on slices with different depth. The depth is labeled in the figures.
Fig. 8. The 3-dimensional morphology of dendritic arms. (a)-(d) cylinder dendritic arms; (e)-(h) plate dendritic arm in a vein-like structure; (i)-(m) trapezoid platform dendritic arm in a spicate structure; (n) the spicate structure produced by several alternation of growth direction; (o) the sketched trapezoid platform for dendritic arm 1?in. (i)-(m). The depth removed is labeled in the figures.
Fig. 9. The porous medium within dendritic arms concealed by coalescence. (a) the hollow dendritic arm in the quenched sample; (b) the coalescence in the sample solidified by air cooling; (c) the composition differentiation in different coalesced positions; (d)-(f) the dendritic arm with significant fluctuation of solute content and the special etching morphology showing residual trace information of coalescence; (g) and (h) the new porous medium produced in the quenching; (i) The sketch for the porous medium at different scales induced by the preferential growth at different scales.
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