Schematic diagram of preferred orientation and microstructure evolution of Al3Ni Phase in the Al–18 at% Ni alloy during directional solidification under a high magnetic field (IMAGE)

Tsinghua University Press

Schematic diagram of preferred orientation and microstructure evolution of Al3Ni Phase in the Al–18 at% Ni alloy during directional solidification under a high magnetic field

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(a) Solidification pathway and schematic diagrams of crystal growth during the directional solidification process (b) without and (c) with a high magnetic field at low velocity and with a high magnetic field at high velocity.

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Materials and Solidification, Tsinghua University Press

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