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The composition of an Al–Cu–Mg ternary eutectic alloy was chosen to be Al–30 wt% Cu–6 wt % Mg to have the Al2Cu and Al2CuMg solid phases within an aluminum matrix (α-Al) after its solidification from the melt. The alloy Al–30 wt % Cu–6 wt % Mg was directionally solidified at a constant temperature gradient (G = 8.55 K/mm) with different growth rates V, from 9.43 to 173.3 μm/s, by using a Bridgman-type furnace. The lamellar eutectic spacings (λE) were measured from transverse sections of the samples. The functional dependencies of lamellar spacings λE (\({\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}}\) and \({\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}}\) in μm), microhardness H V (in kg/mm2), tensile strength σT (in MPa), and electrical resistivity ρ (in Ω m) on the growth rate V (in μm/s) were obtained as \({\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}} = 3.05{V^{ - 0.31}}\), \({\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}} = 6.35{V^{ - 0.35}}\), \({H_V} = 308.3{\left( V \right)^{ - 0.33}}\); σT= 408.6(V)0.14, and ρ = 28.82 × 10–8(V)0.11, respectively for the Al–Cu–Mg eutectic alloy. The bulk growth rates were determined as \(\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}^2V = 93.2\) and \(\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}^2V = 195.76\) by using the measured values of \({\lambda _{A{l_2}CuMg}}\), \({\lambda _{A{l_2}Cu}}\) and V. A comparison of present results was also made with the previous similar experimental results.
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Published in Russian in Fizika Metallov i Metallovedenie, 2017, Vol. 118, No. 4, pp. 409–420.
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Kaygısız, Y., Maraşlı, N. Microstructural, mechanical, and electrical characterization of directionally solidified Al–Cu–Mg eutectic alloy. Phys. Metals Metallogr. 118, 389–398 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0031918X17040123
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