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The structures which are to be expected during the steady state directional growth of alloys in a simple ternary eutectic system are discussed and it is predicted that for a particular velocity and temperature gradient five different structural regions can be observed. The structural regions of a two component system may be explained using a stability analysis and a competitive growth criterion, and it is suggested that these ideas may be extended to a three component system. Additional models have been proposed for the growth of a planar front two phase eutectic and single phase dendrites in a three component system.
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Mccartney, D.G., Hunt, J.D. & Jordan, R.M. The structures expected in a simple ternary eutectic system: Part 1. Theory. Metall Trans A 11, 1243–1249 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02653477
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