Georg Hasemann

Phase field simulation of a directional solidification of a ternary eutectic Mo-Si-B Alloy

We present a eutectic Phase-Field Model for a Mo-Si-B alloy at ternary eutectic composition (Mo-17.5Si-8B), under a constant thermal gradient. The process parameters like cooling rate and thermal gradient were obtained directly from the experimental procedure of zone melting. The equilibrium interface geometries and interface mobility were calculated using an isotropic model. The phase equilibria and the other thermodynamic parameters are obtained by linearizing the Mo-Si-B ternary phase diagram. We have investigated the effect of process parameters on the lamellar growth pattern and lamella pattern stability with respect to the Jackson-Hunt minimum undercooling spacing theory. In order to examine the generated results by the model, they were validated with experimental observed microstructures and measurements and showed to be in a good agreement with the experimental observations.

Microstructure Evolution of a Directionally Solidified Ternary Eutectic Mo-Si-B Alloy

The aim of the present study is to identify the ternary eutectic Mo-Si-B composition to produce directionally solidified materials, which are expected to have excellent high-temperature properties due to the well-defined microstructure. Different alloy compositions in the respective primary solidification areas of the phases were chosen to investigate the microstructural evolution. The results were compared to thermodynamic calculations of the liquidus projection and isopleth phase diagrams using the software FactSageTM. By carrying out these experiments the eutectic point was found to have a nominal composition of Mo-17.5Si-8B (at.%). In the next step, the eutectic alloy was directionally solidified by a zone melting (ZM) process. The evolution of a typical eutectic microstructure due to the growth of lamella-like structures is shown by microstructural investigations. Furthermore, we present a eutectic phase field model for the eutectic Mo-Si-B alloy. The equilibrium interface geometries and interface mobility were calculated using an isotropic model. The results are shown to be in an adequate conformity with the experimental observations.