Competitive growth of Si and YSi2 phases in a eutectic Si-Y alloy prepared by the Bridgeman method
Competitive growth of Si and YSi2 phases in a eutectic Si-Y alloy prepared by the Bridgeman method
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DOI:
10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.04.150
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发表时间:
2018-08
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Jinguang Li;R. Hu;Jieren Yang;Yongsheng Liu
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作者:
Jinguang Li;R. Hu;Jieren Yang;Yongsheng Liu
A directionally solidified Si-YSi2alloy was prepared by the Bridgman method at different withdrawal rates. The microstructures of longitudinal section and cross section were investigated. We observed that as the withdrawal rate increased from 0.5 mm/min to 2 mm/min, the morphology of YSi2phase changed from fine, long strips to islands and finally to blocks distributed along the thick primary Si phase. By calculating the interface growth temperatures of each phase, we found the interface growth temperatures of Si phase and YSi2phase both decreased with withdrawal rate increasing while that of eutectic structure was almost unchanged. Beyond that the interface growth temperature of Si phase was always higher than that of YSi2phase. We determined two critical withdrawal rates ofVC1= 0.96 mm/min andVC2= 1.57 mm/min. Coupled growth was predominant when the withdrawal rate was slower thanVC1and primary Si phase disappeared. Primary Si phase began to form as the withdrawal rate was greater thanVC1and could be obviously thicker as the withdrawal rate was greater thanVC2.