Abstract
The current paper focuses on the solidification characteristics of a Cu-Sb eutectic alloy in its different liquid states. Liquid alloy resistivity-temperature patterns suggest an irreversible temperature-induced liquid-liquid structure transition (TI-LLST), and a reversible TI-LLST occurred during the heating-cooling runs. A set of solidification experiments was conducted based on the results. The irreversible TI-LLST caused an enhanced solidification undercooling, increased solidification rate, refined regular eutectic morphologies, and absence of a pre-eutectic Cu2Sb phase. The reversible TI-LLST resulted in different phase compositions and eutectic structures. The mechanisms behind these transitions are also briefly discussed.
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