A universal model of dendrite growth restriction factor for multicomponent alloys: Application to high nitrogen stainless steels

doi:10.1016/j.jmst.2025.12.042

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. ›› 2026, Vol. 268: 230-236.DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2025.12.042

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A universal model of dendrite growth restriction factor for multicomponent alloys: Application to high nitrogen stainless steels

Zhuo-Wen Ni^a, Hong-Chun Zhu^a,*, Hua-Bing Li^a,b,*, Zhi-Yu He^a, Zhou-Hua Jiang^a, Bao-Quan Feng^a, Zheng-Xin Sun^a, Hao Feng^a, Shu-Cai Zhang^a, Peng-Chong Lu^a

^aSchool of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang 110819,China;
^bKey Laboratory for Ecological Metallurgy of Multimetallic Ores(Ministry of Education), Shenyang 110819, China

Revised:2025-12-19 Online:2026-10-13
Contact: ^*E-mail addresses:zhuhc@smm.neu.edu.cn(H.-C. Zhu),lihb@smm.neu.edu.cn(H.-B. Li)

Abstract

Abstract: Traditional growth restriction factor Q calculation methods only consider the liquidus slope and partition coefficient in multicomponent alloy systems, which leads to their failure. Herein, this study proposes a universal model for the dendrite growth restriction factor Q_x with a new calculation method, and applies it to predict the influence of solute elements on the dendrite size of high nitrogen stainless steel (HNSS) during pressurized solidification. This universal model considers solute interactions, solute drag, and solute field ahead of the advancing dendrite front. The linear relationship between dendrite size and 1/Q_x indicates that the model can accurately predict the effects of alloy elements and process parameters on the dendrite size of HNSS ingots. Compared with previous models for multicomponent alloy systems, the proposed universal model has at least 30 % better prediction accuracy, which makes it more suitable for complex alloy systems, such as HNSS.

Key words: High nitrogen stainless steel, Growth restriction factor, Dendrite size

Zhuo-Wen Ni, Hong-Chun Zhu, Hua-Bing Li, Zhi-Yu He, Zhou-Hua Jiang, Bao-Quan Feng, Zheng-Xin Sun, Hao Feng, Shu-Cai Zhang, Peng-Chong Lu. A universal model of dendrite growth restriction factor for multicomponent alloys: Application to high nitrogen stainless steels[J]. J. Mater. Sci. Technol., 2026, 268: 230-236.

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