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Phase-field models for eutectic solidification

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This article discusses two methods for modeling eutectic solidification using the phase-field approach. First, a multi-phase-field model is used to study the three-dimensional morphological evolution of binary eutectics. Performing the calculations in three dimensions allows observation of both lamellar and rod-like structures as well as transient phenomena such as lamellar fault motion, rod-branching, and nucleation or elimination of phases as solidification progresses. The second approach models multiple eutectic grains where the crystallizing phases have an orientation relationship. This approach is promising for modeling complex solidification microstructures.

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  1. Daniel Lewis

    Present address: General Electric Co, Niskayuna, NY

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  1. the Metallurgy Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland

    Daniel Lewis, James Warren & William Boettinger

  2. with the Research Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Budapest, Hungary

    Tamás Pusztai & László Gránásy

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For more information, contact Daniel Lewis, General Electric Co., Ceramic and Metallurgy Technologies, Building MB223, One Research Circle, Niskayuna, NY 12309; (518) 387-4538; fax (518) 387-5576; e-mail lewis@research.ge.com.

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Lewis, D., Warren, J., Boettinger, W. et al. Phase-field models for eutectic solidification. JOM 56, 34–39 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-004-0070-1

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