The thermophysical properties and rapid solidification mechanism of Fe-19 wt%Si alloy were investigated by electrostatic levitation aboard China Space Station and terrestrial drop tube techniques. All the solidification events neither favour the retention of the metastable Fe2Si phase nor induce the decomposition of the Fe5Si3 phase. The density was determined to be a linear decreasing relationship with temperature, in which the liquid density at eutectic temperature was determined to be 6.19 g cm-3. The surface tension and viscosity were measured to be 1.44 N m-1 and 29.8 mPa s at liquid state. Because space environment suppresses the gravity-driven liquid flow required for solidification feeding, the space shrinkage was significantly higher than the ground condition. The Fe3Si and Fe2Si phases only displayed a divorced eutectic growth mode in the ground-based experiments, while the coupled growth appears under the space condition due to the suppression of long-range solute transport. The crystal grain size of Fe3Si phase in space condition was larger than that on the ground.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |