Correlation between Solidified Microstructure Evolution and Undercooling of Au-12 Wt.%Ge Eutectic Alloy

Abstract:

Highly undercooled solidification experiments were carried out by melt purification combined with cyclic superheating method on Au-12 wt.%Ge eutectic alloy. The solidification structures of Au-12 wt.%Ge eutectic alloy under different undercoolings were also analyzed by using the scanning electron microscope (SEM). The experimental results revealed that the maximum undercooling could reach up to 102 K. The microstructure analysis showed that the coarse bulk eutectic existed in the solidification structure when the undercooling was less than 34 K. When the undercooling was larger than 34 K and less than 56 K, the solidification structure transformed into cellular eutectic. The coarse primary (α-Au) phase precipitated from the undercooled alloy melt when the undercooling was larger than 56 K. The volume fraction of the primary (α-Au) phase gradually increased with the increase of undercooling. In this paper, a method to regulate the solidification structure of Au-12 wt.%Ge eutectic alloy is proposed, which provides a new way to improve the solidification structure and has important guiding significance for the processing and forming process of Au-12 wt.%Ge eutectic alloy.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 993)
• Pages: 53-59
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.993.53
• Online since: May 2020
• Authors: Zhen Yong Zhu, Kai Xiong*, Jun Jie He, Shun Meng Zhang, Si Yong Xu, Yong Mao
• Keywords: Au-12 Wt.%Ge Eutectic Alloy, Microstructure Evolution, Solidification, Undercooling

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