Grain refinement mechanism of rapidly solidified nickel alloys

The solidification microstructure evolution of Ni-25 at.% Cu alloys under different undercooling degrees were studied by the cladding method and cyclic superheating method. Two grain refinement phenomena were observed in the obtained undercooling. In the low undercooling condition, dendrite remelting is the main reason for grain refinement in the recalescence process, while in the high undercooling condition, the stress accumulated in the...