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Interdendritic spacing: Pt. 1. Experimental studies. [Succinonitrile-acetone]

Journal Article · · Metall. Trans., A; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02644688· OSTI ID:5028470
Directional solidification experiments have been carried out in a succinonitrile-5.5 mol pct acetone system to characterize dendrite tip radius and interdendrite spacings as functions of growth rate and temperature gradient in the liquid. A maximum in primary dendrite spacing as a function of growth rate is observed; this maximum is found to occur at the dendrite-cellular transition velocity. A scaling law is shown to exist between the secondary dendrite arm spacing, lambda2, near the tipe and the dendrite tip radius, /RHO/, which is lambda//RHO/ = 2.2 plus or minus 0.3. Experimental results on /RHO/ have been found to agree with the theoretical model based on the marginal stability criterion.
Research Organization:
Ames Laboratory-USDOE, Ames, IA
OSTI ID:
5028470
Journal Information:
Metall. Trans., A; (United States), Journal Name: Metall. Trans., A; (United States) Vol. 15A:6; ISSN MTTAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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