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Phase separation in monotectic alloys as a route for liquid state fabrication of composite materials

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The mechanism of liquid–liquid phase separation and factors determining the solid-state microstructure of monotectic alloys are discussed. The effect of the cooling rate on the phase-separated morphology is shown in examples of Al–In, Al–Pb, Ni–Nb–Y and Zr–Gd–Co–Al alloys solidified by different techniques. A remarkable improvement of the microstructure for the Al91Pb9 hypermonotectic alloy cast with TiB2 particles, which catalyze the phase separation, is demonstrated.

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Acknowledgements

This study has partly been funded by the German Research Foundation DFG (Contracts No. Ka-3209/1-2, Ra-537/10). The Foundry Research Institute Cracow and the Global Research Laboratory Program of the Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology are acknowledged for the support of this study. O. Shuleshova is acknowledged for helpful discussions. B. Korpała, G. Bruzda and A. Tchorz are thanked for technical assistance.

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  1. IFW Dresden, Institute for Complex Materials, P.O. Box 270116, 01171, Dresden, Germany

    I. Kaban, N. Mattern & J. Eckert

  2. Institut für Materialphysik im Weltraum, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), 51170, Köln, Germany

    M. Köhler & L. Ratke

  3. Center for High-Temperature Studies, Foundry Research Institute, Zakopianska Str. 73, 30-418, Cracow, Poland

    R. Nowak & N. Sobczak

  4. TU Dresden, Institute of Materials Science, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    J. Eckert

  5. Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK

    A. L. Greer

  6. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Center for Noncrystalline Materials, Yonsei University, Seoul, 120-749, Korea

    S. W. Sohn & D. H. Kim

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Kaban, I., Köhler, M., Ratke, L. et al. Phase separation in monotectic alloys as a route for liquid state fabrication of composite materials. J Mater Sci 47, 8360–8366 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6660-3

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