Multiphase-field Simulation of the Peritectic Phase Transition of TiAl Alloy
Author of the article: XUHaisheng1, ZHANG Jinhu1, WANG Jincheng2, XU Dongsheng1
Author's Workplace:1. Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; 2. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China
Key Words:multiphase-field model; solidification; TiAl alloys; peritectic phase transition
Abstract:
The peritectic phase transition in traditional TiAl alloys during the casting process often leads to issues such as
composition segregation and coarse microstructures, resulting in poor plasticity and significant anisotropy, which
significantly affects the performance of TiAl alloys. To gain a deeper understanding of the peritectic phase transition
process and further control the microstructure, a multiphase-field model was developed to describe the peritectic phase
transition in TiAl alloys. By incorporating quantitative input of multiphase free energy, effectively handling multiphase
interfaces, considering anti-trapping current, and a simplified calculation strategy for the virtual phase composition at phase
interfaces, the peritectic phase transition process of Ti-45Al (at. %) alloy has been investigated. The focus is on studying
the influence of undercooling on microstructural evolution during peritectic phase transition. Research has shown that
during the peritectic reaction process, α grows rapidly along the β/L interface. Considering the difference in the growth
rates of the α phase towards the L and β phases, asymmetry is observed in the growth of the α plate. Moreover, the
peritectic transformation process occurs under diffusion control, and the migration of the α/L and α/β interfaces follows the
law of xij
=Aij
t1/2. As the degree of undercooling increases, the migration rates of both phase interfaces increase, especially
the migration rate of the α/L interface, which significantly increases. At lower degrees of undercooling, phenomena such as
remelting of the β phase can be observed at the front end of the α layer. After increasing the degree of undercooling, this
remelting phenomenon gradually disappears, but the shape of the L/β/α triple-phase region remains unchanged. The shape
of the triple-phase region is mainly determined by the balance between the interface energies (interfacial tension) and is
independent of the differences in the interface migration rates.