Research Article

Directional Solidification of Sn-Cu6Sn5 In Situ Composites

Table 1

Solidification path of Sn-Cu alloys with different compositions.

Composition range (wt.% Cu)Primary phaseSecondary phaseFinal transformation

0–0.87β (Sn)η
0.87β + η
0.87–7.44ηβ
7.44–39.07εβ
39.07ε
39.07–61.63εη