Characterization of nanostructures in a high pressure die cast Al-Si-Cu alloy

T Liu, Z Pei, D Barton, GB Thompson, LN Brewer - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Several interesting nanostructures of high pressure die cast commercial Al-Si-Cu alloy
(A383) were characterized via transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atom probe …

Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Al–Si–Cu–(Ge)–(Mg) alloy solidified under high pressure

N Fang, C Zou, Z Wei, H Wang, R Zhang, Z Ran… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The influence of high pressure on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of
Al–Si–Cu–(Ge)–(Mg) alloys was investigated. With the increased solidification pressure, the …

Refinement of primary Si in the bulk solidified Al-20 wt.% Si alloy assisting by high static magnetic field and phosphorus addition

X Chen, Y Zhong, T Zheng, Z Shen, J Wang… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Effects of high static magnetic field (HSMF) on microstructures and solidification
process of Al-20 wt.% Si alloys with and without phosphorus addition (P addition) have been …

In-situ X-radiographic study of nucleation and growth behaviour of primary silicon particles during solidification of a hypereutectic Al-Si alloy

Y Xu, Y Deng, D Casari, RH Mathiesen, Y Li - Journal of Alloys and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Real-time observation of structure evolution in a hypereutectic Al-Si (-Cu) alloy under near-
isothermal melt solidification condition was conducted by using in-situ micro-focus X …

First-principles study for quasi-static growth model in FeAl intermetallic based on Wulff cluster model

L Song, A Shao, D Li, X Tian, Z Qiao, H Tang, X Lin - RSC advances, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In order to investigate the structure of FeAl mesoscopic crystals segregating in liquid state
alloys, we have determined their equilibrium structures (Wulff shape) based on the Wulff …

Enhanced nucleation of primary silicon in Al-20 wt.% Si alloy with Ni-Si inoculation

W Yu, Y Zhang, T Yan, Y Liu, A Jiang, H Zheng… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The inoculation effect of a novel Ni-32.5 wt.% Si master alloy on Al-20 wt.% Si melt was
investigated. With the addition of 0.5 wt.% Ni-Si master alloy, primary Si is refined from∼ …

Enhanced nucleation and refinement of eutectic Si by high number-density nano-particles in Al–10Si–0.5 Sb alloys

F Guo, W Wang, W Yu, Y Zhang, S Pan, Z Zhou, D Liu… - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
The mechanism of refinement of eutectic Si with Sb additions in an Al–10 wt.% Si alloy is
studied. The increased holding time designates a transition of the eutectic nucleation …

The structure of metallic melts in eutectic alloys based on the Wulff cluster model: Theory meets experiment

L Song, X Tian, A Shao, M Hua, L Li, H Li… - Physical Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
In the present work, the Wulff cluster model, which has been proved to be successful for pure
metals and homogeneous alloys, has been extended to eutectic alloys (Ag–Cu and Al–Si) …

Interfacial free energy adjustable phase field crystal model for homogeneous nucleation

C Guo, J Wang, Z Wang, J Li, Y Guo, Y Huang - Soft Matter, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
To describe the homogeneous nucleation process, an interfacial free energy adjustable
phase-field crystal model (IPFC) was proposed by reconstructing the energy functional of the …

Effects of Si addition on microstructure, properties and serration behaviors of lightweight Al-Mg-Zn-Cu medium-entropy alloys

Y Li, R Li, Y Zhang - Research and Application of Materials …, 2019 - journals.viserdata.com
A series of as-cast lightweight multicomponent alloys Al (86-x) Mg10Zn2 Cu2 Six (x= 0, 0.3,
0.6, 0.9, 1.2 at.%) were prepared by a vacuum induction furnace with a steel die. With the …