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This section allows one to observe many of the physical phenomena associated with materials processing. To make searching easier, a number of sub-disciplines have been listed. All the videos and animations below are in standard formats (i.e. mpg, avi, mov) and can be easily viewed by clicking on the corresponding links.

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Alloy Solidification

Europhysics paper - In-situ X-ray imaging of solidification - Part 1
Courtesy of Prof. Ragnvald Mathiesen from NTNU, Norway
- in the framework of the XRMON Project

Europhysics paper - In-situ X-ray imaging of solidification - Part 2
Courtesy of Prof. Ragnvald Mathiesen from NTNU, Norway
- in the framework of the XRMON Project

Europhysics paper - In-situ X-ray imaging of solidification - Part 3
Courtesy of Prof. Ragnvald Mathiesen from NTNU, Norway
- in the framework of the XRMON Project

Europhysics paper - In-situ X-ray imaging of solidification - Part 4
Courtesy of Prof. Ragnvald Mathiesen from NTNU, Norway
- in the framework of the XRMON Project

Solidification of a transparent peritectic alloy - Part 1
Courtesy of Prof. Andreas Ludwig from the University of Leoben, Austria
- in the framework of the METCOMP Project

Solidification of a transparent peritectic alloy - Part 2
Courtesy of Prof. Andreas Ludwig from the University of Leoben, Austria
- in the framework of the METCOMP Project

Phase-field modelling of dendritic solidification with and without fluid flow
Courtesy of Dr. Andy Mullis and co-workers from the University of Leeds, UK
- in the framework of the NEQUISOL Project

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Thermophysical Properties

Electromagnetic levitation of a Zr alloy under mg conditions
Courtesy of Prof. Ivan Egry and co-workers from the Zeus Group, DLR, Cologne, Germany

Electromagnetic levitation of a titanium aluminide alloy under mg conditions
Courtesy of Dr. Rainer Wunderlich and co-workers
- in the framework of the THERMOLAB Project

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Metal Foams

X-ray video of metal foam formation
Courtesy of Prof. John Banhart and co-workers from the HMI, Berlin, Germany
- in the framework of the mg-FOAM Project

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Combustion Synthesis

Combustion synthesis of a Ti-Al-B sample under mg conditions
Courtesy of Prof. Giacomo Cao and co-workers, University of Cagliari, Italy
- in the framework of the COSMIC Project

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Fluid Flow

Marangoni convection around a gas bubble
Courtesy of Prof. Andreas Ludwig from the University of Leoben, Austria
- in the framework of the METCOMP Project