In this paper, we investigate formal asymptotic limits for a thermodynamica
lly consistent solutal phase-field model based on Warren and Boettinger's m
odel. Four different sharp-interface limits are obtained, two of which rema
in valid when some of the constraints for thermodynamic consistency are rem
oved from the original model. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights res
erved.