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Cr(Mo) as well as the growth direction of <111>. With increasing withdrawal rate, the growth interface changed from planar to cellular and dendritic, the microstructure also transformed from planar eutectic to two-phase cellular eutectic and dendritic eutectic. The eutectic interlamellar spacing λ decreased according to the relationship of λ = 4.48V−0.40, which indicated that the J–H model was applicable not only for the planar eutectic alloy but also for the cellular and dendritic eutectic alloys.