Numerical study of effect of sulphur element on mesosegregation by thermosolutal convection in Iron-Carbon-Sulphur system

Abstract

The effects of a sulphur element on the mesosegregation formation by the multicomponent thermosolutal convection in a Fe-0.21wt pct C-X wt pct S system studied numerically. A two-dimensional solidification model that describes conservations of mass, momentum, energy and solute is presented. Simulations are performed on the Hebditch-Hunt casting. The validation of codes is carried out by the comparison with a consensus of previous numerical simulation for the Sn-5 wt pct Pb alloy. Three cases, encompassing variations of the initial concentration of the sulphur (0, 0.05, 0.1 wt pct), are studied. Simulated results show that no mesosegregates form for S = 0.0 wt pct. The mesosegregates are triggered by the weak instabilities of the solidification front growth for S = 0.05 wt pct. The increased fluid flow induces the local remelting, and results in the mesosegregation for S = 0.1 wt pct.