Characterization of late-stage equiaxed solidification of alloys

We use a two-dimensional phase-field model coupled to a nucleation mechanism to study the evolution of interdendritic liquid pools during late-stage solidification of Mg–Al alloys under spatially uniform temperature and constant cooling rates. We obtain the channel size distribution (CSD) of liquid pools at solid fractions close to those where eutectic phase is expected to form and investigate the influence of cooling rate on the morphology of …