RESEARCH PROGRESS ON 3D DENDRITE MORPHOLOGY AND ORIENTATION SELECTION DURING THE SOLIDIFICATION OF Mg ALLOYS: 3D EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION AND PHASE FIELD MODELING
As a typical hexagonal close-packed structure metal, the dendritic morphology and preferential orientation of Mg would be influenced by many factors. Current investigations still fall short on the thorough description of the diversity and complexity of dendrites growth patterns and their origination, therefore, this paper reviewed recent research progress of this group on 3D characterization of microstructure in solidified magnesium alloys. Using synchrotron X-ray tomography and phase-field modeling, the fo...