Chapter 11

Solidification and Evaluation of Thermal Parameters of Sn-Zn Eutectic Alloys Horizontally Solidified

Alex Iv´n Kociubczyk

Alex Iv´n Kociubczyk

Materials Institute of Misiones, IMAM (CONICET-UNaM), 1552 Azara Street, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina

Faculty of Sciences, University of Misiones; 1552 Azara Street, Posadas, Argentina

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Roberto Rozicki

Roberto Rozicki

Faculty of Sciences, University of Misiones; 1552 Azara Street, Posadas, Argentina

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Verónica Liliana Scheiber

Verónica Liliana Scheiber

Faculty of Sciences, University of Misiones; 1552 Azara Street, Posadas, Argentina

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Alicia Esther Ares

Alicia Esther Ares

Materials Institute of Misiones, IMAM (CONICET-UNaM), 1552 Azara Street, Posadas, Misiones, Argentina

Faculty of Sciences, University of Misiones; 1552 Azara Street, Posadas, Argentina

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First published: 15 January 2016
Citations: 1

Summary

In the present research the horizontal solidification of Sn-Zn eutectic alloys (Sn-8.9wt.%Zn) is performed, with two opposite senses of heat extraction. From the process of solidification, the thermal parameters (local solidification time, cooling rates and interphases velocities) and grain sizes from macrostructures obtained were determined. The presence of defects in the solidified samples was analyzed, observing that they occur largely in the collision zones of solidification fronts advancing in opposite directions in the samples.

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