Xu, C;
Wigger, T;
Azeem, MA;
Andriollo, T;
Faester, S;
Clark, SJ;
Gong, Z;
... Tiedje, NS; + view all
(2021)
Unraveling compacted graphite evolution during solidification of cast iron using in-situ synchrotron X-ray tomography.
Carbon
, 184
pp. 799-810.
10.1016/j.carbon.2021.08.069.
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Abstract
In spite of many years of research, the physical phenomena leading to the evolution of compacted graphite (CG) during solidification is still not fully understood. In particular, it is unknown how highly branched CG aggregates form and evolve in the semi-solid, and how local microstructural variations at micrometer length scale affect this growth process. We present here the first time-resolved synchrotron tomography combined with a bespoke high-temperature environmental cell that allows direct observation of the evolution of CG and relates this dynamic process to the local surrounding microstructures in a cast iron sample during repeated melting and solidification. Distinct processes are identified for the formation of CG involving the nucleation, growth, development of branches and interconnection of graphite particles, ultimately evolving into highly branched graphite aggregates with large sizes and low sphericities. CG is found to nucleate with a spheroidal or a plate-like shape, developing branches induced by high carbon concentration, e.g. thin melt channels. Additionally, CG grows much faster than spheroidal graphite during subsequent cooling in solid state. The direct visualization of the dynamic solidification process provides unprecedented new insights into formation mechanisms of CG and correlating factors such as local microstructural variations, and guides the development of CG iron solidification models.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Unraveling compacted graphite evolution during solidification of cast iron using in-situ synchrotron X-ray tomography |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.carbon.2021.08.069 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2021.08.069 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Keywords: | Cast iron; Solidification; Compacted graphite; X-ray tomography |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Mechanical Engineering |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10137090 |
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