Abstract Directional solidification occurs in industrial and natural processes, such as freeze-casting, metal processing, biological cryopreservation freezing of soils. Translational temperature gradient stage allows to control the process directional visualize it with optical microscope. In this velocity are decoupled independently controlled. Here we study dynamics phase transition interface ...

Abstract Al-based alloys with a soft phase such as Sn are extensively used for bearing components due to their self-lubricating properties. Al-Sn lack the ability support heavy loads so alloying Cu third element provides solution strengthening of aluminium matrix. A crucial issue in manufacturing Al-Sn-Cu is miscibility gap diagram system. Liquid immiscibility responsible severe segregation dur...