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X-Ray Tomographic Quantification of Diffusive Growth of Metallic Dendrite in High Magnetic Field

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Suppressing the melt convection in the solidifying ingot is still considered to be a challenging task. By applying a high-magnetic field (HMF), we achieved a diffusive condition for the crystal growth. The atomic interdiffusion coefficient in the Al–Cu melt was measured in the HMF to define the critical magnetic flux density (MFD) for the diffusive crystal growth in the melt. A diffusive growth state was achieved in the melt when the MFD was greater than a critical 2.9 T. The influence of HMF on crystal growth was investigated by X-ray computed tomography. The HMF increased the size of crystal, but it decreased the crystal number and the curvature of dendrite tips as well as the specific surface area of dendrite. A transition of dendritic arms from seaweed to dendrite was observed after applying an HMF. Interface shape distribution maps showed that the HMF increased the proportion of ellipsoid shapes and decreased the proportion of hyperbolic shapes of solid–liquid interface. These were attributed to the decrease of constitutional supercooling caused by the magnetohydrodynamic effect. This work provides a new path to obtain a diffusive condition for crystal growth.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai (21ZR1424400), the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1732276, U21A20114), and the Changjiang Scholars Program of China, China Association for Science and Technology Young Talent Support Project. We also acknowledge Y. L. Li for assistance with the X-ray scanning.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel & Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy & School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, P.R. China

    Wenhao Lin, Bangfei Zhou, Tianxiang Zheng, Peijian Shi, Zhe Shen, Qiang Li, Weili Ren & Yunbo Zhong

  2. Anhui Key Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics at Extreme Conditions, High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, P.R. China

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  3. Analysis and Testing Center, North China University of Science and Technology, Tangshan, 063009, P.R. China

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  4. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, College of Science and Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China

    Peijian Shi

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Lin, W., Zhou, B., Zheng, T. et al. X-Ray Tomographic Quantification of Diffusive Growth of Metallic Dendrite in High Magnetic Field. Metall Mater Trans A 54, 4295–4305 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-023-07164-z

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