Jing YU
材料科学技术（英文）
Bridgman directional solidification of investment castings is a key technology for the production of reliable and highly efficient gas turbine blades. In this paper, a mathematical model for three-dimensional (3D) simulation of solidification process of single crystal investment castings was developed based on basic heat transfer equations. Complex heat radiation among the multiple blade castings and the furnace wall was considered in the model. Temperature distribution and temperature gradient in superalloy investment castings of single blade and multiple ones were investigated, respectively. The calculated cooling curves were compared with the experimental results and agreed well with the latter. It is indicated that the unsymmetrical temperature distribution and curved liquid-solid interface caused by the circle distribution of multiple turbine blades are probably main reasons why the stray grain and other casting defects occur in the turbine blade.
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Directional solidification
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Jian ZHANG
材料科学技术（英文）
An overview of the development and current status of the directional solidification process assisted by liquid metal cooling (LMC) has been presented in this paper. The driving force of the rapid development of the LMC process has been analyzed by considering the demands of (1) newer technologies that can provide higher thermal gradients for alleviated segregation in advanced alloy systems, and (2) better production yield of the large directionally solidified superalloy components. The brief history of the industrialization of the LMC process has been reviewed, followed by the discussion on the LMC parameters including selection of the cooling media, using of the dynamic baffle, and the influence of withdrawal rates and so on. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the traditional superalloys processed by LMC, as well as the new alloys particularly developed for LMC process were then described. Finally, future aspects concerning the LMC process have been summarized.
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Directional solidification
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Linlin WANG
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Xin LIN
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Guolu DING
材料科学技术（英文）
Directional solidification experiments were carried out for succinonitrile-1.0 wt pct acetone alloy with the orientation of dendritic arrays being not parallel to the direction of the temperature gradient. Experimental results show that there exists an allowable range of primary dendritic spacing under a given growth condition. The average primary spacing depends not only on the current growth conditions but also on the way by which the conditions were achieved. The upper limit of the allowable range becomes smaller in comparison with that with <001> direction of dendrite arrays parallel to the direction of the temperature gradient, which means that the history-dependence of dendritic growth is weaker under this condition. The lower limit obtained is compared with a self-consistent model, which shows a good agreement with experimental results.
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Directional solidification
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枝晶一次间距
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历史相关性
Jianbo YU
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Zhongming REN
金属学报(英文版)
doi:10.1016/S1006-7191(08)60068-X
The effects of electromagnetic vibration on the grain refinement in directional solidification were investigated. It was found that the electromagnetic vibration applied in the melt not only can refine grains remarkably but also can enhance both tensile strength and ductility values of Al-6%Si alloy. SEM graphs show that coarse dendrite structure was broken up into a somewhat globular structure, and the morphology of eutectic silicon was changed from flaky to fibrous under electromagnetic vibration treatment. The refine mechanism under electromagnetic vibration was discussed.
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Electromagnetic vibration
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