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· The video shows an eutectic solidification process, with the phase front moving from left to right. The reaction is of the type: g -> a + b. The lamella structure is favored because the diffusion distance is shortest and therefore permits the most rapid adjustment of local composition.

From: C. J. McMahon, "Materials Science and Engineering" 


 

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