Citation: WU Yong-Quan, SHEN Tong, LU Xiu-Ming, ZHANG Ning, LAI Li-Shan, GAO Shuai. Solidification of Liquid Fe with Embedded Homogeneous Solid Fe Nanoparticles from Molecular Dynamics Simulations[J]. Acta Physico-Chimica Sinica, ;2013, 29(02): 245-249. doi: 10.3866/PKU.WHXB201212251 shu

Solidification of Liquid Fe with Embedded Homogeneous Solid Fe Nanoparticles from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

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Solidification processes of liquid Fe with embedded homogeneous solid nanoparticle with radius ranging from 0.4 to 1.8 nm were studied by molecular dynamics (MD) simulation adopting the Sutton-Chen potential. It was found that the particles whose radii exceed 0.82 nm could obviously decrease the critical undercooling (ΔT^*) and induce solidification. The microstructural evolution during the solidification process was traced through the atom definition with cluster-type index method (CTIM-2). Results revealed that when the embedded particle induced solidification, the growth process of nucleus would proceed as a cross-nucleation between hcp and fcc structures, a little similar to the eutectic crystallization process. Moreover, the heredity effect attributed by embedded solid nanoparticle was clearly observed during the microstructural evolution.

Received Date: 3 December 2012
Available Online: 25 December 2012
Fund Project: 国家重点基础研究发展计划(973)(2012CB722805) (973)(2012CB722805)国家自然科学基金(50504010, 50974083, 51174131) (50504010, 50974083, 51174131)国家自然科学基金钢铁联合基金(50774112) (50774112)上海市青年科技启明星计划(07QA4021)资助项目 (07QA4021)

Solidification processes of liquid Fe with embedded homogeneous solid nanoparticle whose radius ranges from 0.4 to 1.8 nm have been studied by molecular dynamics simulation adopting the Sutton-Chen potential. It was found that the particles whose radii exceed 0.82 nm can obviously decrease the critical undercooling (ΔT^*) and induce solidification. The microstructural evolution during the solidification process is traced through the atom definition with cluster-type index method (CTIM-2). Results revealed that when the embedded particle induced solidification, the growth process of nucleus would proceed as a cross-nucleation between hcp and fcc structures, a little similar to the eutectic crystallization process. Moreover, the heredity effect attributed by embedded solid nanoparticle is clearly observed during the microstructural evolution.
- Solid Fe nanoparticle,
- Undercooling,
- Solidification process,
- Microstructural evolution,
- Molecular dynamics simulation
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