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Solidification and Strengthening Chapter 9

Solidification and Strengthening Chapter 9. Solidification. Occurs by: Nucleation Formation of tiny stable solid in liquid Growth Nucleus or tiny stable solid increases in size. Cooling Curves. ***These will become important again when we talk about phase diagrams***. Nucleation.

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Solidification and Strengthening Chapter 9

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  1. Solidification and StrengtheningChapter 9

  2. Solidification • Occurs by: • Nucleation • Formation of tiny stable solid in liquid • Growth • Nucleus or tiny stable solid increases in size

  3. Cooling Curves ***These will become important again when we talk about phase diagrams***

  4. Nucleation

  5. Important terms • Embryo – A tiny particle of solid that forms from the liquid as the atoms cluster together. The embryo may grow into a stable solid or may remelt . • Nuclei – Tiny particles of solid that form from the liquid as atoms cluster together. Because these atoms are large enough to be stable , nucleation has occurred and growth of the stable solid can begin

  6. Types of Nucleation • Homogeneous – formation of critically sized solid from the liquid by the clustering together of a large number of atoms at a high undercooling (without an external surface) ; rarely occurs except under extreme laboratory conditions • Heterogeneous- Formation of a critically sized solid on an impurity surface; most common

  7. Some important terms • Innoculation – The addition of heterogeneous nuclei (“impurities”) in a controlled matter to increase the number of sites for heterogeneous nucleation, hence the number of grains…now why would we want to do that????? Any ideas?

  8. Brainstorm with another student – 3 minutes • Given the following cooling curve what can we say for sure about the type of nucleation?

  9. We can’t say for sure what type of nucleation occurred here. Homogeneous requires significant undercooling, but heterogeneous nucleation, in many situations, may also require undercooling. • How about this cooling curve?

  10. Since there is no undercooling, then nucleation had to occur by heterogeneous nucleation. Homogeneous nucleation requires undercooling.

  11. Growth Mechanisms Planar Growth

  12. Planar Growth • Well innoculated (many sites for heterogeneous nucleation) • Cooled under equilibrium conditions (very, very slowly) • Thermal arrest on cooling curve

  13. Growth Mechanisms Dendritic Growth

  14. Dendritic Growth • Poor nucleation • Requires undercooling (recalescence part of cooling curve) • Dendritic growth continues until the undercooled liquid is warmed to the freezing temp, any remaining liquid solidifies by planar growth.

  15. Have you ever seen a dendrite? http://www.tc.gov.yk.ca/digitization/images_web/007332.jpg

  16. Casting Structures

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