Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1449381 | Acta Materialia | 2009 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Competing self-organization between the solidification pattern and the convection pattern in a directional solidification environment is investigated theoretically and by phase-field simulations. Melt flow introduces a mode of transport with broken symmetry dependent on the direction of growth relative to the vector of gravity. A stable and an unstable regime can be distinguished. The interaction between spacing selection and convection leads to a new type of scaling that explains results from phase-field simulations and solidification experiments under enhanced gravity.
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Authors
I. Steinbach,