SINGLE　CRYSTAL　GROWTH　OF　Cu　BASED　SHAPE　MEMORYALLOYANDITSTHERMODYNAMICANALYSIS

来源期刊：中南大学学报(英文版)1994年第1期

论文作者：Tan Shusong Xu Huibin Ngal Leo Tangwai

文章页码：29 - 34

Key words：shape memory alloy; single crystal; temperature gradient

Abstract: Single crystals with a size of 20 mm in diameter and 60 mm in length of Cu-Zn-Al and Cu-Al-Ni alloys were prepared by a modified Bridgeman method which involves the lowering of a cylindrical crucible with a tapered end through a temperature gradient. Theoretical analysis and experimental results both indicate that the single crystal growth rate can be benefited by a crucible with a tapered end and by a larger temperature gradient at the liquid-solid interface of the growing crystal. This study shows that there is a linear relation ship between the possible maximum growth rate of the single crystal and the temperature gradient at the liquid-solid interface. Maximum growth rate is 5mm/h when the temperature gradient is set at 3. 8 K/cm. Maximum growth rate can reach up to 40 mm/h if the temperature gradient is set at 26 K/cm.