Cooling Effect on Nano Eutectoid Phase Formation of Hypereutectic Zn-Al Alloy

Abstract:

To understand the nano phase formation, cooling experiments of a hypereutectic Zn-Al alloy containing 6 wt% of Al are carried out under two different cooling rates of 0.04 and 10.00 °C/s. The applied cooling rates significantly influence the phase change behavior of the investigated alloy. The liquidus temperature (T_N) for the nucleation of the primary phase decreases from 390.3 to 382.9 °C, and the undercooling increases from 0.7 to 8.1 °C, as the cooling rate rises from 0.04 to 10 °C/s. The eutectic and eutectoid temperatures decrease from 381.5, 277.7 to 375.6 and 267.6 °C, respectively, when the cooling rate increases from 0.04 to 10.00 °C/s. The SEM and EDS analyses reveal that the solidified alloy contains the primary γ-ZnAl phase, the eutectic β-Zn phase, and the eutectoid α-Al and eutectoid β-Zn phases. The fast phase change and transformation caused by rapid cooling results in the formation of nano eutectoid phases and fine microstructure.

• Periodical: Defect and Diffusion Forum (Volume 429)
• Pages: 209-218
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-Nse4Xi
• Online since: December 2023
• Authors: Anita Hu, Henry Hu*, Xingyuan Wei, Xueyuan Nie
• Keywords: Nano Phase Formation, Phase Change, Rapid Cooling, Solidification, Zn-Al Alloy

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