Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields

Al-15 wt% Cu binary alloys were isothermally annealed in a semisolid state with and without a 10 T magnetic field. The influence of the magnetic field on the 2D morphology and 3D distribution of α-Al grains was investigated. The coarsening mechanism under a high magnetic field was proposed based on...

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Main Authors: Siyu Zhang, Tie Liu, Baoze Zhang, Alexander Dahlström, Sinuo Li, Kai Wang, Wangzhong Mu, Qiang Wang
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author Siyu Zhang
Tie Liu
Baoze Zhang
Alexander Dahlström
Sinuo Li
Kai Wang
Wangzhong Mu
Qiang Wang
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Tie Liu
Baoze Zhang
Alexander Dahlström
Sinuo Li
Kai Wang
Wangzhong Mu
Qiang Wang
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description Al-15 wt% Cu binary alloys were isothermally annealed in a semisolid state with and without a 10 T magnetic field. The influence of the magnetic field on the 2D morphology and 3D distribution of α-Al grains was investigated. The coarsening mechanism under a high magnetic field was proposed based on microstructural analysis, coarsening kinetics calculations, and interfacial energy calculations. The size of the α-Al grains was increased, and the coarsening rate was significantly accelerated by the magnetic field. Meanwhile, more α-Al grains contacted each other and started coalescing. The grain size distribution revealed that the coarsening mechanism shifted from Ostwald ripening at 0 T to a combination of the Ostwald ripening and migration-coalescence at 10 T. The accelerated coarsening rate may be attributed to an increase in interfacial energy from 0.143 to 0.213 J m−2 under the high magnetic field. Significant Cu clustering was observed between coalesced grains at 10 T, which could further demonstrate the accelerated coarsening rate. Additionally, the magnetic field induced the rotation of adjacent grains via magnetic torque, reducing their misorientation and subsequently enhancing their coalescence. This study elucidated the mechanism of orientation-induced grains coarsening under a high magnetic field, providing a novel methodology for controlling metallic materials fabrication processes which undergo grains coarsening using magnetic fields.
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spelling doaj-art-4b84f5b3801f48e29adef31a8b1ae8df2025-08-20T01:57:52ZengElsevierJournal of Materials Research and Technology2238-78542025-03-01356825683510.1016/j.jmrt.2025.03.009Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fieldsSiyu Zhang0Tie Liu1Baoze Zhang2Alexander Dahlström3Sinuo Li4Kai Wang5Wangzhong Mu6Qiang Wang7Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, ChinaKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; Corresponding author.Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, SwedenKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, ChinaKey Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, ChinaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, 10044, Sweden; Engineering Materials, Department of Engineering Science and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187, Sweden; Corresponding author. Engineering Materials, Department of Engineering Science and Mathematics, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 97187, Sweden.Key Laboratory of Electromagnetic Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, ChinaAl-15 wt% Cu binary alloys were isothermally annealed in a semisolid state with and without a 10 T magnetic field. The influence of the magnetic field on the 2D morphology and 3D distribution of α-Al grains was investigated. The coarsening mechanism under a high magnetic field was proposed based on microstructural analysis, coarsening kinetics calculations, and interfacial energy calculations. The size of the α-Al grains was increased, and the coarsening rate was significantly accelerated by the magnetic field. Meanwhile, more α-Al grains contacted each other and started coalescing. The grain size distribution revealed that the coarsening mechanism shifted from Ostwald ripening at 0 T to a combination of the Ostwald ripening and migration-coalescence at 10 T. The accelerated coarsening rate may be attributed to an increase in interfacial energy from 0.143 to 0.213 J m−2 under the high magnetic field. Significant Cu clustering was observed between coalesced grains at 10 T, which could further demonstrate the accelerated coarsening rate. Additionally, the magnetic field induced the rotation of adjacent grains via magnetic torque, reducing their misorientation and subsequently enhancing their coalescence. This study elucidated the mechanism of orientation-induced grains coarsening under a high magnetic field, providing a novel methodology for controlling metallic materials fabrication processes which undergo grains coarsening using magnetic fields.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425005186Al–Cu alloysCoarseningHigh magnetic fieldOstwald ripeningCoalescence
spellingShingle Siyu Zhang
Tie Liu
Baoze Zhang
Alexander Dahlström
Sinuo Li
Kai Wang
Wangzhong Mu
Qiang Wang
Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields
Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Al–Cu alloys
Coarsening
High magnetic field
Ostwald ripening
Coalescence
title Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields
title_full Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields
title_fullStr Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields
title_full_unstemmed Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields
title_short Crystal orientation-induced Al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of Al-15 wt% Cu alloys under high magnetic fields
title_sort crystal orientation induced al grain coalescence coarsening during isothermal semisolid annealing of al 15 wt cu alloys under high magnetic fields
topic Al–Cu alloys
Coarsening
High magnetic field
Ostwald ripening
Coalescence
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2238785425005186
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