Effect of Ce addition on macroscopic core-shell structure of Cu-Sn-Bi immiscible alloy

Jianqiang Li, Bingqian Ma, Soonki Min, Joonho Lee, Zhangfu Yuan, Likun Zang

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    Abstract

    To investigate the evolution of bimetallic composite structure of immiscible alloy, a macroscopic core-shell type structure of 24Cu-16Sn-60Bi alloy was fabricated which consisted of (Cu3Sn, Cu10Sn3) central core and Bi periphery. Ce addition was found to be capable of enhancing remarkably Marangoni motion of secondary droplets in liquid matrix. The role of Ce addition was attributed to change interfacial tension of droplet/matrix. The results show the possibility of modulating core-shell type structure in immiscible materials by doping rare earth elements.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)814-816
    Number of pages3
    JournalMaterials Letters
    Volume64
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010 Apr 15

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 50704031 and 50711140385 . It is also acknowledged for the support from the Beijing Nova Program (No. 2007A086 ).

    Copyright:
    Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • Casting
    • Core-shell structure
    • Marangoni motion
    • Metal matrix composites (MMC)
    • Metals and alloys
    • Solidification

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering

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