At the beginning of solidification in the mold, both temperature gradient (
G) and growth velocity (
V) are large. But, as solidification proceeds,
G and
V become small. It is known that solidification structure varies with solidification condition. However, the mechanism of change in solidification structure is still uncertain. Therefore, the present study has been performed to understand the effect of change in growth rate on the primary arm spacing (λ
1). Unidirectional solidification using succinonitrile-1 mass% water was made. During solidification the growth velocity was abruptly changed and the change in λ
1 was measured. When the amount of change in growth velocity was small, no change in λ
1 was observed, though the dendrite tip radius and the secondary dendrite arms quickly changed. When the amount of change of growth velocity was large, λ
1 changed to some extent. The time necessary to reach the steady state increased with increasing the amount of change in growth velocity.
In the case of increase in growth velocity, a new primary arm formed due to branching and the average primary arm spacing decreased. In the case of decrease in growth velocity, some primary arms stopped growing and the average primary arm spacing increased.
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