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Which consequence results when rapid deposition overwhelms vapor solidification?

A)Non-equilibrium phase formation occurs
B)Increased material structural homogeneity
C)Equilibrium grain growth is promoted
D)Viscosity increases material density

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Rapid solidification suppresses diffusion. Crystal Nucleation occurs faster than atoms can arrange into equilibrium phases, because decreased kinetic energy decreases atomic mobility. Therefore, a non-equilibrium phase forms, rather than following slow thermodynamic equilibrium under ideal Quenching.

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