Intermittent nucleation and periodic growth of grains under thermo-solutal convection during directional solidification of Al-Cu alloy
Yang Tang, Yue Wu, Ya Zhang, Yongbing Dai, Qing Dong, Yanfeng Han, Guoliang Zhu, Jiao Zhang, Yanan Fu, Baode Sun
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceNucleationDirectional solidificationConvectionOscillation (cell signaling)AlloyMicrostructureSupercoolingMass transferRayleigh numberThermodynamicsMechanicsNatural convectionMetallurgyChemistryPhysicsBiochemistrySolidification and crystal growth phenomenaAluminum Alloy Microstructure PropertiesMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics