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Which microstructural defect directly results from eutectic casting's undercooling?

A)Dendrite arm spacing variations
B)Increased grain boundary segregation
C)Micro-porosity formation initially
D)Ferrite phase transformation failure

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Dendrite arm spacing varies during undercooling in eutectic casting because non-equilibrium solidification advances at fluctuating rates, leading to uneven solute distribution therefore varying arm spacings develop, rather than uniform phases transformations/boundaries/porosity during proper cooling.

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