The Microstructure in an Al–Ti Alloy Melt: The Wulff Cluster Model from a Partial Structure Factor

Xiaohang Lin; Lin Song; Anchen Shao; Minghao Hua; Hui Li; Xuelei Tian

doi:10.3390/met11111799

Metals (Nov 2021)

The Microstructure in an Al–Ti Alloy Melt: The Wulff Cluster Model from a Partial Structure Factor

Xiaohang Lin,
Lin Song,
Anchen Shao,
Minghao Hua,
Hui Li,
Xuelei Tian

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Xiaohang Lin: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Lin Song: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Anchen Shao: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Minghao Hua: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Hui Li: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Xuelei Tian: Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/met11111799
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 11
p. 1799

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In the present work, the Wulff cluster model—which has been proven to successfully describe pure metals, homogeneous alloys, and eutectic alloys—has been extended to complex binary Al80Ti20 alloys, containing intermetallic compounds. In our model, the most probable structure in metallic melts should have the shape determined by Wulff construction within the crystal structure inside, and the cluster’s size could be measured by pair distribution function. For Al80Ti20 binary alloy, three different types of clusters (Al cluster, Al3Ti cluster, and Ti cluster) were proposed. Their contributions in XRD results are investigated by a comparison with the partial XRD pattern. Ti–Ti and Al–Ti partial structural factors are completely contributed by a pure Ti cluster and an Al3Ti cluster, respectively. Al–Al partial structural factor is contributed not only by a pure Al cluster but is also related to part of the Al3Ti cluster. The simulated XRD curve shows a good agreement with the experimental partial I(θ), including the peak position, width, and relative intensity.

Published in Metals

ISSN: 2075-4701 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/metals

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