Abstract
The multiphase model developed in part I for equiaxed dendritic solidification with melt convection and solid-phase transport is applied to numerically predict structural and compositional development in an Al-4 wt pet Cu alloy solidifying in a rectangular cavity. A numerical technique combining a fully implicit control-volume-based finite difference method with a multiple time-step scheme is developed for accurate and efficient simulations of both micro- and macroscale phenomena. Quantitative results for the dendritic microstructure evolution in the presence of melt convection and solid movement are obtained. The remarkable effects of the solid-liquid multiphase flow pattern on macrosegregation as well as the grain size distribution are illustrated.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2765-2783 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| State | Published - 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Metals and Alloys