Abstract
Melt superheated treatment can affect the solidification structure, but
the direct evidence requires strict experiments. The molecular dynamics
simulation method can break the limited experimental conditions, and
provide advanced prediction for research. In this study, influences of
superheated temperature (Ts) on the nucleation undercooling (ΔT) of
metallic melts (Ti, Co, Mg, Al, Ni, Fe, Ag) were studied by the
molecular dynamics simulation. The results show that the value of ΔT
increases with the rise of Ts until the maximal ΔT approaches. In the
curve of ΔT vs. Ts, there is an inflexion region where the nucleus
cluster was broken. Above this inflexion region, the number of nucleus
clusters decreases with the rise of Ts. Based on the simulated results,
a model was proposed for describing the relation of ΔT and Ts, with
which the maximal undercooling for metals can be predicted.