Microsegregation

Last updated January 04, 2026

Microsegregation is a non-uniform chemical separation and concentration of elements or impurities in alloys after they have solidified.^[1]

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↑ Louhenkilpi, Seppo (2014). "Continuous Casting of Steel". Treatise on Process Metallurgy. pp. 373–434. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-096988-6.00007-9. ISBN 978-0-08-096988-6. Microsegregation is a fundamental phenomenon taking place during solidification in the scale of dendrites. When an alloy is solidifying, the liquid concentration follows the liquid line in the phase (equilibrium) diagrams and solid concentration follows the solid line

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[1] Louhenkilpi, Seppo (2014). "Continuous Casting of Steel". Treatise on Process Metallurgy. pp. 373–434. doi:10.1016/B978-0-08-096988-6.00007-9. ISBN 978-0-08-096988-6. Microsegregation is a fundamental phenomenon taking place during solidification in the scale of dendrites. When an alloy is solidifying, the liquid concentration follows the liquid line in the phase (equilibrium) diagrams and solid concentration follows the solid line

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