This study performed the time-resolved and in-situ observation of unidirectional solidification of A1-Cu and Sn-Bi alloys under a static magnetic field up to 0.45 T.Irt the case of Sn-Bi alloy,the static magnetic fiel...This study performed the time-resolved and in-situ observation of unidirectional solidification of A1-Cu and Sn-Bi alloys under a static magnetic field up to 0.45 T.Irt the case of Sn-Bi alloy,the static magnetic field reduced the local convection around the primary dendrite arms.No thermoelectric convection was detected.On the other hand,the thermoelectric convection was clearly observed in Al-Cu alloy.The observed convection was consistently explained by the thermoelectric magnetic convection.According to a simplified model,the thermoelectric magnetic convection can be induced if the difference in the thermoelectric power between the solid and the liquid phases is in the order of 1 μV/K and temperature gradient is several K/mm.展开更多
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文摘This study performed the time-resolved and in-situ observation of unidirectional solidification of A1-Cu and Sn-Bi alloys under a static magnetic field up to 0.45 T.Irt the case of Sn-Bi alloy,the static magnetic field reduced the local convection around the primary dendrite arms.No thermoelectric convection was detected.On the other hand,the thermoelectric convection was clearly observed in Al-Cu alloy.The observed convection was consistently explained by the thermoelectric magnetic convection.According to a simplified model,the thermoelectric magnetic convection can be induced if the difference in the thermoelectric power between the solid and the liquid phases is in the order of 1 μV/K and temperature gradient is several K/mm.
