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The work presented here examines the effect that 1.8 MeV Kr+ ion irradiation have on model alloy systems, dilute Cu-Ag, Cu-Nb, Cu-Mo and Cu-Fe alloys, and compares their behaviors with existing models on driven systems. For the first three alloys, the microstructure is characterized using X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy and Rutherford backscattering. For Cu-Fe alloys, the microstructure is studied using a combination of magnetization measurements and atom probe field ion microscopy. The results show that the microstructural behaviors of these alloys, with the exception of Cu-Mo, are in good qualitative agreement with the model, showing compositional patterning over a range of irradiation temperatures. For Cu-Ag, Cu-Nb and Cu-Fe, the boundaries separating patterning and macroscopic coarsening are dependent on solute diffusivity and solute solubility. 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