Table 3 Experimental data for Ti39.5Zr39.5Ni21.

From: Demonstration of the effect of stirring on nucleation from experiments on the International Space Station using the ISS-EML facility

Average nucleation temperature, Tu (K)

Supercooling (K)

Positioner voltage (V)

Heater voltage (V)

Fluid flow velocity at Tu (ms−1)

Shear rate at Tu (s−1)

Interfacial energy, σ (Jm−2)

A* (m−3 s−1)

976

87

3.9

Off

3.9 × 10−4

0.87

0.052

2 × 1023

974

89

5.7

Off

7.8 × 10−4

1.7

0.052

3 × 1022

975

88

4.0

0.0

1.7 × 10−3

3.9

0.052

6 × 1021

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