Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2002
Publication Title
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Abstract
Pb-2.2 wt pct Sb and Pb-5.8 wt pet Sb alloys have been directionally solidified from a single-crystal seed with its [100] orientation parallel to the growth direction, to examine the primary dendrite distribution and disorder of the dendrite arrays. The dendrite distribution and ordering have been investigated using analysis techniques such as the Gauss-amplitude fit to the frequency distribution of nearest and higher-order spacings, minimum spanning tree (MST), Voronoi polygon, and Fourier transform (FT) of the dendrite centers. Since the arrangement of dendrites is driven by the requirement to accommodate side-branch growth along the (100) directions, the FT images of the fully developed dendrite centers contain spots which indicate this preferred alignment. A directional solidification distance of about three mushy-zone lengths is sufficient to ensure a steady-state dendritic array, in terms of reaching a constant mean primary spacing. However, local dendrite ordering continues throughout the directional solidification process. The interdendritic convection not only decreases the mean primary spacing, it also makes the dendrite array more disordered and reduces the ratio of the upper and lower spacing limits, as defined by the largest 5 pct and the smallest 5 pct of the population.
Repository Citation
Hui, Jun; Tiwari, R.; Wu, X.; Tewari, Surendra N.; and Trivedi, R., "Primary Dendrite Distribution and Disorder During Directional Solidification of Pb-Sb Alloys" (2002). Chemical & Biomedical Engineering Faculty Publications. 17.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/encbe_facpub/17
Original Citation
Hui, J., Tiwari, R., Wu, X., Tewari, S.N., & Trivedi, R. (2002). Primary Dendrite Distribution and Disorder During Directional Solidification of Pb-Sb Alloys. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science 33, 3499-3510.
Volume
33
Issue
11
DOI
10.1007/s11661-002-0337-5
Version
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