Fe-C-Si alloys encased by molten glass were successively melted and solidified in mullite crucible to obtain large undercooling, i.e. by so-called, glass-encased technique. By means of molten glass encasing, metal was impeded from direct contact with crucible and non-metallic inclusions which act as nucleating agent during solidification were eliminated. Four kinds of glasses were prepared, i.e. soda-lime glass, alkali-free glass and two kinds of synthetic glasses which consisted of Na
2O and alkali-free glass. In each glass, successive repetition of melting and solidification of samples were carried out and influence of the respective glass on the undercooling of primary
γ,
γ-graphite eutectic and
γ-Fe
3C eutectic phases was measured.
The degree of undercooling apparently depends on the kind of glass. When melt was encased by alkali-free glass, the undercooling of primary
γ and
γ-graphite eutectic phases increased with number of repetition of melting and solidification, but by soda-lime glass, that of
γ-graphite eutectic phase did not increase.
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