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← ScienceWhich outcome occurs when molten steel cools below its liquidus temperature during casting?
A)Dendritic growth of solid phase✓
B)Eutectic transformation into austenite
C)Increased solubility of dissolved gases
D)Suppressed nucleation due to undercooling
💡 Explanation
When molten steel cools below the liquidus temperature, solidification initiates with dendritic growth because the solid phase begins to form with a branching structure due to preferential attachment kinetics. Therefore, dendritic growth predominates, rather than eutectic transformation, increased gas solubility, or suppressed nucleation, which have different formation conditions.
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