Microsegregation in Fe-C-P ternary alloys using a phase-field model

Abstract

A phase-field model is proposed for the simulation of microstructure and solute concentration during the solidification process of Fe-C-P ternary alloys. A relation between material properties and model parameters is presented. Two-dimensional computation results exhibit dendrites in Fe-C-P alloys for different phosphorus concentrations. Alterations in the phosphorus concentration appear to affect the advance speed of the solid-liquid interface. Such an alteration is due to the small diffusivity of phosphorus during the solidification process. Copyright © 2009 by ABCM.