Aluminium-copper of (99.99%) high purity eutectic alloy was melted in a gra
phite crucible under vacuum atmosphere. This eutectic alloy was directional
ly solidified upward with a constant growth rate V, and different temperatu
re gradients G, and also with a constant temperature gradient and different
growth rates in the Bridgman type directional solidification furnace. The
lamellar spacings lambda(E) were measured from both transverse section and
longitudinal section of the specimen. The undercooling values Delta T were
obtained by using growth rate and system parameters K-1, K-2. It was found
that the values of lambda(E) decreased as V, G and GV values are increased.
The relationships between lamellar lambda(E)(2)V spacing lambda(E) and sol
idification parameters, V, G and GV were obtained by Least squares analysis
. Bulk growth rate lambda(E)(2)V, was determined by using lambda(E) values
for both the transverse section and the longitudinal section. The experimen
tally obtained values found were in good agreement with theoretical values.