摘要:
A Bi-2.0Zn-0.2Al (wt%) ternary eutectic alloy was prepared using a vacuum melting furnace and a casting furnace. The samples were directionally solidified upwards at a constant growth rate (
V = 18.4 μm/s) under different temperature gradients (
G = 1.15–3.44 K/mm) and at a constant temperature gradient (
G = 2.66 K/mm) under different growth rates (
V = 8.3–500 μm/s) in a Bridgman-type directional solidification furnace. The dependence of microstructure parameter (
λ) on the solidification parameters (
G and
V) and that of the microhardness (Hv) on the microstructure and solidification parameters were investigated. The resistivity (
ρ) measurements of the studied alloy were performed using the standard four-point-probe method, and the temperature coefficient of resistivity (
α) was calculated from the
ρ-T curve. The enthalpy (Δ
H) and the specific heat (
Cp) values were determined by differential scanning calorimetry analysis. In addition, the thermal conductivities of samples, obtained using the Wiedemann-Franz and Smith-Palmer equations, were compared with the experimental results. The results revealed that, the thermal conductivity values obtained using the Wiedemann-Franz and Smith-Palmer equations for the Bi-2.0Zn-0.2Al (wt%) alloy are in the range of 5.2–6.5 W/Km and 15.2–16.4 W/Km, respectively.