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A Novel Method for In Situ Electromechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Specimens
Published on: June 2, 2017
Evolution of dendrite morphology of a binary alloy under an applied electric current: an in situ observation
Tongmin Wang1, Jingjing Xu, Tiqiao Xiao
1School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116023, China.
Abstract:
Synchrotron radiation imaging technique was used to in situ observe the dendrite growth of a solidifying Sn-Bi binary alloy under a direct current (dc) electric field. By applying a dc (7-32 A/cm2), the dendrite branching was suppressed, the dendrite tip was modified to be round or flat, and no tertiary dendrite was found. With increasing dc density, the dendrite morphology was changed from columnar dendritic to equiaxed cellular to equiaxed dendritic. In particular, the primary dendrite branched following a tip-split manner in a higher intensity dc. The influence of dc on the evolution of dendrite morphology was discussed.
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