Numerical analysis of the influence of convection on off-eutectic solidification

Convection during solidification is predicted to lead to transverse inhomogeneities. With an off-eutectic melt a portion of the cross section should be single phase, and a portion of the two phase material will have a varying average composition and microstructure. This effect will be more pronounced at higher convection levels, lower freezing rates, and greater departures from the eutectic composition. During the performance of this research he was a graduate student at Clarkson College of Technology in Potsdam, NY.