Simulation of facet dendrite growth with strong interfacial energy anisotropy by phase field method

Abstract

Numerical simulations based on a new regularized phase-field model were presented, to simulate the solidification of hexagonal close-packed materials with strong interfacial energy anisotropies. Results show that the crystal grows into facet dendrites, displaying six-fold symmetry. The size of initial crystals has an effect on the branching-off of the principal branch tip along the 〈100〉 direction, which is eliminated by setting the b/a (a and b are the semi-major and semi-minor sizes in the initial elliptical crystals, respectively) value to be less than or equal to 1. With an increase in the undercooling value, the equilibrium morphology of the crystal changes from a star-like shape to facet dendrites without side branches. The steady-state tip velocity increases exponentially when the dimensionless undercooling is below the critical value. With a further increase in the undercooling value, the equilibrium morphology of the crystal grows into a developed side-branch structure, and the steady-state tip velocity of the facet dendrites increases linearly. The facet dendrite growth has controlled diffusion and kinetics.

Keywords

phase field / facet dendrite / hcp materials / interfacial energy anisotropy / dimensionless undercooling

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