THERMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS IN THE NUCLEATION OF LIQUID IRON

By using of electrolytic pure iron, the specimens containing different oxide content were made in a Mo wire furnace. The DTA method was employed to measure the undercooling of liquid iron during solidification. The relations between the cleanness of liquid iron and undercooling, thermodynamic driving force of nucleation, the nucleus forming energy, as well as the critical radius of nucleus have been investigated. The results showed that with the increase of cleanness of liquid iron the undercooling and thermodynamic driving force increased, while the nucleus forming energy and critical radius of nucleus decreased.

铁液洁净度对凝固热力学参数的影响

为了给高洁净钢连铸细晶技术提供相关理论依据,在高温钼丝炉中通过对电解纯铁加金属铝和硅脱氧,获得不同铁液洁净度的试样。利用差热分析法测定了试样在相同冷却速度下的过冷度。利用凝固过程热力学理论研究了铁液洁净度与过冷度、凝固热力学驱动力、形核功和临界晶核半径等的关系。结果表明:随着铁液洁净度的提高,铁液凝固时的过冷度增大,形核所需的凝固热力学驱动力变大,非均质形核功和临界晶核半径减小。

纯铁和高洁净钢的非均质形核

采用电解纯铁通过高温钼丝炉制备含有不同数量异质核心的试样,用差热分析法分别测定了纯铁和高洁净钢试样在相同冷却速度下的过冷度。结果发现,随着洁净度的提高,高洁净钢和纯铁凝固的过冷度增加,形核功降低,临界晶核半径变小,形核率增大,凝固组织中晶粒的数量增加,晶粒得到细化。在洁净度相同的情况下,高洁净钢形核凝固的过冷度比纯铁小。