Abstract

In the present study, vertical semi-continuous casting equipped with the electromagnetic stirring (EMS) was applied in order to control the solidification process and obtain the anticipated homogeneous microstructure for Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy. The experimental results indicate that the microstructure of as-cast Cu-15Ni-8Sn (wt.%) alloy prepared by conventional casting consists of Sn-depleted α phase (α Cu(Ni) solid solution), Sn-rich γ phase ((CuxNi1-x)3Sn), and intermediate transition region (α+γ), and most of the Sn element mainly segregates at dendritic grain boundary. Discriminatively, some equiaxed grains come into being in as-cast Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy prepared by vertical semi-continuous casting, and Sn-rich γ phases distribute on the matrix and grain boundary uniformly. Furthermore, the size of equiaxed grains becomes smaller after applying EMS, which reduces the segregation of Sn element to a large degree. In this study, microstructure evolution mechanism of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy prepared by conventional casting and by vertical semi-continuous casting without and with EMS is analyzed.

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Title
Microstructure Evolution of Cu-15Ni-8Sn Alloy Prepared by Vertical Semi-continuous Casting with EMS
Author
Guo, Zhongkai 1 ; Jinchuan Jie 1 ; Yue, Shipeng 1 ; Li, Tingju 1 ; Guo, Qingtao 2 

 Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology(Liaoning Province), School of Material Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China 
 State Key Laboratory of Metal Material for Marine Equipment and Application, Anshan, 114000, China 
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Oct 2018
Publisher
IOP Publishing
ISSN
17578981
e-ISSN
1757899X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2557138237
Copyright
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