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Effect of Nb on the Growth Behavior of Co3Sn2 Phase in Undercooled Co-Sn Melts

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The growth behavior of the primary β-Co3Sn2 phase in (Co67Sn33)100−x Nb x (x = 0, 0.5, 0.8, 1.0) hypereutectic alloys at different melt undercoolings was investigated systematically. The growth pattern of the β-Co3Sn2 phase at low undercooling changes with the Nb content from fractal seaweed (x = 0, 0.5) into dendrite (x = 0.8) and then returns to fractal seaweed (x = 1.0) as a response to the changes in interface energy anisotropy and interface kinetic anisotropy. As undercooling increases, the dendritic growth of the β-Co3Sn2 phase in (Co67Sn33)99.2Nb0.8 alloy gives way to fractal seaweed growth at an undercooling of 32 K (−241 °C). At larger undercooling, the fractal seaweed growth is further replaced by compact seaweed growth, which occurred in the other three alloys investigated. The growth velocity of the β-Co3Sn2 phase slightly increases at low and intermediate undercooling but clearly decreases at larger undercooling due to the Nb addition. The growth velocity sharply increases as the growth pattern of the Co3Sn2 phase transits from fractal seaweed into compact seaweed.

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Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51227001 and 51201104), the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB610405), and the SJTU-UNSW Cooperative Research Fund is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, P.R. China

    Jilong Kang (Ph. D Candidate), Xiuxun Wei (Ph. D Candidate) & Jinfu Li (Professor)

  2. Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals, and School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia

    Wanqiang Xu (Researcher Status) & Michael Ferry (Professor)

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Kang, J., Xu, W., Wei, X. et al. Effect of Nb on the Growth Behavior of Co3Sn2 Phase in Undercooled Co-Sn Melts. Metall Mater Trans A 47, 6187–6196 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3722-1

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