Abstract
Some of the most important casting alloys in terms of tonnage as well as applications, such as cast iron and aluminum-silicon alloys, are essentially two-phase alloys. The eutectic has a fixed composition in terms of species A and B, and is in fact a two-phase solid (α + β). Solidification of a liquid of eutectic composition proceeds by transformation of the liquid into a two-phase solid.
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Stefanescu, D.M. (2002). Eutectic Solidification. In: Science and Engineering of Casting Solidification. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-6472-7_9
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