Solidification characteristics of Pd₄₀Ni₄₀P₂₀ alloy under microgravity condition

【摘要】 <正> The microstructure and solute distribution of Pd40Ni40P40 alloy solidified both on board a Chinese retrievable satellite (μg) and on the earth (1g) were studied. It was found that the dendritic primary phase formed under microgravity condition was finer and shorter. In the central area of the sample some asteroidal patterns of the primary phase were present in the microstructure. The primary spacing of the dendrites at the cooling rate of 0.056 K/s was smaller than that measured in the ground-based experiments at the same cooling rate, but almost the same as that cooled at 0.67 K/s on the ground. With these experimental results, mass transport coefficients both in space and on the earth were evaluated.更多还原

【Abstract】 The microstructure and solute distribution of Pd40Ni40P40 alloy solidified both on board a Chinese retrievable satellite (μg) and on the earth (1g) were studied. It was found that the dendritic primary phase formed under microgravity condition was finer and shorter. In the central area of the sample some asteroidal patterns of the primary phase were present in the microstructure. The primary spacing of the dendrites at the cooling rate of 0.056 K/s was smaller than that measured in the ground-based experiments at the same cooling rate, but almost the same as that cooled at 0.67 K/s on the ground. With these experimental results, mass transport coefficients both in space and on the earth were evaluated.更多还原