Nucleation and Growth of 先进材料疑固实验室 solid Laboratory of Advanced Materials Solidification > Growth is the process in which solid nuclei grow into large solid grains which may have either equiaxed,columnar or dendritic shapes: Heat is released when solid grows. The heat must be removed,otherwise,the growth will stop. > The direction of solid growth is controlled by the way heat is removed. 400μm 上浒充通大学 SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY Growth is the process in which solid nuclei grow into large solid grains which may have either equiaxed, columnar or dendritic shapes:  Heat is released when solid grows.  The heat must be removed, otherwise, the growth will stop.  The direction of solid growth is controlled by the way heat is removed. Nucleation and Growth of solid