With a view to comprehend the basic properties of a metal in itself, it is important to investigate the properties of the metal by it’s solidification process. This works, using the hypo-eutectic, eutectic and hyper-eutectic compositions of A
l-Si system alloys, have involved an inquiry of the solidification process by quenching method. The microstructure of a metal is mainly lead to change with the phase transformation. Similarly in A
l-Si system alloys, the microscopic change with the eutectic reaction has been remarkable and it has been comfirmed that the proeutectic and the eutectic structure had been resulted in abrupt coarsening at the temperature slightly above the eutectic. So it is considered that the degree of the reduction of crystal coarsening tendency is in relation to the proeutectic refinement. The results obtained were as follows : (1) Little effect of the duration of time in liquid state on microscopic changes was observed. (2) As the temperature comes down slightly above the eutectic, the proeutectic silicons in hyper-eutectic alloy become very fine. (3) The phenomenon of crystal coarsening at the temperature slightly above the eutectic was so remarkable that it would be considered that the degree of the coarsening depended upon the cooling rate through this temperature range. (4) After eutectic solidification, the dendrite of
α-phase, the eutectic and the proeutectic silicon made gradual coarsening.
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