Solidification of GeSi solid solution in near-zero-G conditions

In summary, it should be stated that the existing theories of segregation during directional crystallization which consider mass transport in melt due only to either concentration diffusion or convective stirring (or both) cannot account for solute segregation picture observed in solid solution crystals which have been obtained aboard Apollo-Soyuz orbital complex. To do this, some other, new models are required.