Characteristics of the Growth of the Directionally Solidified Fe-4.25% C Eutectic Alloy

Abstract

The current work is dedicated to the mathematical description of a protrusion of the leading phase (cementite) over the wetting phase (austenite) observed during the author’s experiments in previous articles. A cementite protrusion is confirmed in the directionally solidified Fe-4.25% C eutectic alloy. The protrusion is defined due to the mass balance fulfilment. A coordinate system is attached to the solid/liquid interface, which is moving with the constant growth rate v.

Keywords

• fe-c eutectic alloy
• directional solidification
• protrusion of leading phase