TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent research progress on the phase-field model of microstructural evolution during metal solidification
AU - Wang, Kaiyang
AU - Lv, Shaojie
AU - Wu, Honghui
AU - Wu, Guilin
AU - Wang, Shuize
AU - Gao, Junheng
AU - Zhu, Jiaming
AU - Yang, Xusheng
AU - Mao, Xinping
N1 - Funding Information:
The present work is financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFB3702401) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51901013, 52122408, and 52071023). H.H. Wu also thanks the financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), Nos. FRF-TP-2021-04C1 and 06500135). The computing work is supported by USTB MatCom of Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering. J.M. Zhu thanks the financial support from the Qilu Young Talent Program of Shandong University, Zhejiang Lab Open Research Project, China (No. K2022PE0AB05), the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (No. ZR2023MA058), and the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, China (No. 2023A1515011819).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, University of Science and Technology Beijing.
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Solidification structure is a key aspect for understanding the mechanical performance of metal alloys, wherein composition and casting parameters considerably influence solidification and determine the unique microstructure of the alloys. By following the principle of free energy minimization, the phase-field method eliminates the need for tracking the solid/liquid phase interface and has greatly accelerated the research and development efforts geared toward optimizing metal solidification microstructures. The recent progress in the application of phase-field simulation to investigate the effect of alloy composition and casting process parameters on the solidification structure of metals is summarized in this review. The effects of several typical elements and process parameters, including carbon, boron, silicon, cooling rate, pulling speed, scanning speed, anisotropy, and gravity, on the solidification structure are discussed. The present work also addresses the future prospects of phase-field simulation and aims to facilitate the widespread applications of phase-field approaches in the simulation of microstructures during solidification.
AB - Solidification structure is a key aspect for understanding the mechanical performance of metal alloys, wherein composition and casting parameters considerably influence solidification and determine the unique microstructure of the alloys. By following the principle of free energy minimization, the phase-field method eliminates the need for tracking the solid/liquid phase interface and has greatly accelerated the research and development efforts geared toward optimizing metal solidification microstructures. The recent progress in the application of phase-field simulation to investigate the effect of alloy composition and casting process parameters on the solidification structure of metals is summarized in this review. The effects of several typical elements and process parameters, including carbon, boron, silicon, cooling rate, pulling speed, scanning speed, anisotropy, and gravity, on the solidification structure are discussed. The present work also addresses the future prospects of phase-field simulation and aims to facilitate the widespread applications of phase-field approaches in the simulation of microstructures during solidification.
KW - alloy composition
KW - casting process parameters
KW - microstructure evolution
KW - phase-field models
KW - solidification process
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85168612206
U2 - 10.1007/s12613-023-2710-x
DO - 10.1007/s12613-023-2710-x
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85168612206
SN - 1674-4799
VL - 30
SP - 2095
EP - 2111
JO - International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
JF - International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials
IS - 11
ER -