Dendrite growth in undercooled Al-rich Al-Ni melts measured on Earth and in Space
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https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.3.073402
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The dendrite growth velocity in Al75Ni25 melts has been measured in a containerless procedure as a function of undercooling using an electromagnetic levitation technique both in the Earth laboratory and in Space on board the International Space Station. The growth shows an anomalous behavior inasmuch as the growth velocity decreases with increasing undercooling, confirming previous experiments on Earth. Within the scatter of experimental data, results obtained on Earth and in Space do not show significant differences. Thus, convection effects as origin of the anomalous growth characteristics can be excluded. However, high speed video recording exhibits multiple nucleation events in front of the growing solid/liquid interface. This effect is identified as the origin of the anomalous dendrite growth characteristics in undercooled melts of Al-rich Al-Ni melts.
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