The performance of a material is directly affected by its microstructural development during the solidification phase. Discrete cellular automaton (CA) models are widelyused in materials science to simulate and predic...The performance of a material is directly affected by its microstructural development during the solidification phase. Discrete cellular automaton (CA) models are widelyused in materials science to simulate and predict microstructural growth. This review comprehensively explains the developments and applications of CA in solidification structure simulation, including the theoretical underpinnings, computational procedures, software development, and recent advances. Summarizes the potential and limitations of cellular automata in understanding microstructure evolution during solidification, explores the evolution of microstructures during solidification, and adds to our existing knowledge of cellular automaton theory. Finally, the research trend in simulating the evolution of the solidification microstructure using cellular automaton theory is explored.展开更多
Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys have become a research hotspot because of its good heat resistance.Its excellent mechanical properties are inseparable from the regulation of the structure by researchers.The method of material stru...Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys have become a research hotspot because of its good heat resistance.Its excellent mechanical properties are inseparable from the regulation of the structure by researchers.The method of material structure simulation has become more and more perfect.This study employs numerical simulation to investigate the microstructure evolution of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys during solidification with the aim of controlling its structure.The size distribution of Ti-containing particles in an Al-Ti-B master alloy was characterized via microstructure observation,serving as a basis for optimizing the nucleation density parameters for particles of varying radii in the phase field model.The addition of refiner inhibited the growth of dendrites and no longer produced coarse dendrites.With the increase of refiner,the grains gradually tended to form cellular morphology.The refined grains were about 100μm in size.Experimental validation of the simulated as-cast grain morphology was conducted.The samples were observed by metallographic microscope and scanning electron microscope.The addition of refiner had a significant effect on the refinement of the alloy,and the average grain size after refinement was also about 100μm.At the same time,the XRD phase identification of the alloy was carried out.The observation of the microstructure morphology under the scanning electron microscope showed that the precipitated phase was mainly concentrated on the grain boundary.The Al2Cu accounted for about 5%,and the matrix phase FCC accounted for about 95%,which also corresponded well with the simulation results.展开更多
文摘The performance of a material is directly affected by its microstructural development during the solidification phase. Discrete cellular automaton (CA) models are widelyused in materials science to simulate and predict microstructural growth. This review comprehensively explains the developments and applications of CA in solidification structure simulation, including the theoretical underpinnings, computational procedures, software development, and recent advances. Summarizes the potential and limitations of cellular automata in understanding microstructure evolution during solidification, explores the evolution of microstructures during solidification, and adds to our existing knowledge of cellular automaton theory. Finally, the research trend in simulating the evolution of the solidification microstructure using cellular automaton theory is explored.
文摘Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys have become a research hotspot because of its good heat resistance.Its excellent mechanical properties are inseparable from the regulation of the structure by researchers.The method of material structure simulation has become more and more perfect.This study employs numerical simulation to investigate the microstructure evolution of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloys during solidification with the aim of controlling its structure.The size distribution of Ti-containing particles in an Al-Ti-B master alloy was characterized via microstructure observation,serving as a basis for optimizing the nucleation density parameters for particles of varying radii in the phase field model.The addition of refiner inhibited the growth of dendrites and no longer produced coarse dendrites.With the increase of refiner,the grains gradually tended to form cellular morphology.The refined grains were about 100μm in size.Experimental validation of the simulated as-cast grain morphology was conducted.The samples were observed by metallographic microscope and scanning electron microscope.The addition of refiner had a significant effect on the refinement of the alloy,and the average grain size after refinement was also about 100μm.At the same time,the XRD phase identification of the alloy was carried out.The observation of the microstructure morphology under the scanning electron microscope showed that the precipitated phase was mainly concentrated on the grain boundary.The Al2Cu accounted for about 5%,and the matrix phase FCC accounted for about 95%,which also corresponded well with the simulation results.
