Poit, William, Jr.

Progress Toward Monolithic Peritectic Solidification

Reducing convection during plane-front, two-phase peritectic solidification reduces banding. Experiments show reducing radial thermal gradients and flattening solidification interface reduces compositional banding associated with plane-front, two-phase peritectic solidification. Possibility of coupled two-phase peritectic composite solidification still exists. Previously thought banding was inevitable.