中文摘要：

利用上海光源同步辐射装置（SSRF），通过原位及实时探测研究Al—15％Cu合金定向凝固。结果表明：外部热扰动激发柱状晶一等轴晶转变（CET）。当固一液界面前沿的溶质边界层较薄时，枝晶尖端碎片的分离和漂浮是转变的前奏。而枝晶的三角尖端是断裂敏感区域。只要条件合适，一种新的枝晶形貌将孕育和长大。这种枝晶没有明显的主枝臂，称为无轴柱状枝晶。

英文摘要：

Directional solidification of Al-15% （mass fraction） Cu alloy was investigated by in situ and real time radiography which was performed by Shanghai synchrotron radiation facility （SSRF）. The imaging results reveal that columnar to equiaxed transition （CET） is provoked by external thermal disturbance. The detaching and floating of fragments of dendrite arms are the prelude of the transition when the solute boundary layer in front of the solid-liquid interface is thin. And the dendrite triangular tip is the fracture sensitive zone. When the conditions are suitable, new dendrites can sprout and grow up. This kind of dendrite has no obvious stem and is named anaxial columnar dendrites.