A phase-field model is proposed for the simulation of microstructure and solute concentration during the solidification process of Fe-C-P ternary alloys. A relation between material properties and model parameters is presented. Two-dimensional computation results exhibit dendrites in Fe-C-P alloys for different phosphorus concentrations. Alterations in the phosphorus concentration appear to affect the advance speed of the solid-liquid interface. Such an alteration is due to the small diffusivity of phosphorus during the solidification process.
phase field; solidification; ternary alloys; dendrite; simulation
