Review Article

A Review on Melt-Pool Characteristics in Laser Welding of Metals

Table 3

Effect of the solidification rate on the microstructure of metals and alloys.

Cooling rate (K·s−1)105104103102101

Microstructural featuresAmorphousFine grainsFine dendritesMartensite [154]Dendrites [132]
CommentsMetastableNonequilibriumNoneNoneFollows equilibrium-phase diagram