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Recent research progress on the phase-field model of microstructural evolution during metal solidification

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Solidification structure is a key aspect for understanding the mechanical performance of metal alloys, wherein composition and casting parameters considerably influence solidification and determine the unique microstructure of the alloys. By following the principle of free energy minimization, the phase-field method eliminates the need for tracking the solid/liquid phase interface and has greatly accelerated the research and development efforts geared toward optimizing metal solidification microstructures. The recent progress in the application of phase-field simulation to investigate the effect of alloy composition and casting process parameters on the solidification structure of metals is summarized in this review. The effects of several typical elements and process parameters, including carbon, boron, silicon, cooling rate, pulling speed, scanning speed, anisotropy, and gravity, on the solidification structure are discussed. The present work also addresses the future prospects of phase-field simulation and aims to facilitate the widespread applications of phase-field approaches in the simulation of microstructures during solidification.

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Acknowledgements

The present work is financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2021YFB3702401) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51901013, 52122408, and 52071023). H.H. Wu also thanks the financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB), Nos. FRF-TP-2021-04C1 and 06500135). The computing work is supported by USTB MatCom of Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering. J.M. Zhu thanks the financial support from the Qilu Young Talent Program of Shandong University, Zhejiang Lab Open Research Project, China (No. K2022PE0AB05), the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation, China (No. ZR2023MA058), and the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation, China (No. 2023A1515011819).

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  1. Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Institute for Carbon Neutrality, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Kaiyang Wang, Shaojie Lv, Honghui Wu, Guilin Wu, Shuize Wang, Junheng Gao & Xinping Mao

  2. Institute of Steel Sustainable Technology, Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang, 110004, China

    Honghui Wu, Guilin Wu, Shuize Wang, Junheng Gao & Xinping Mao

  3. Institute of Materials Intelligent Technology, Liaoning Academy of Materials, Shenyang, 110004, China

    Honghui Wu & Jiaming Zhu

  4. School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250061, China

    Jiaming Zhu

  5. Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, 999077, China

    Xusheng Yang

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Wang, K., Lv, S., Wu, H. et al. Recent research progress on the phase-field model of microstructural evolution during metal solidification. Int J Miner Metall Mater 30, 2095–2111 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-023-2710-x

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