Distribution of Al12Fe3Si and (FeAl6)Si in a HIPed Al-10.71 wt.% Si casting

Materials Characterization

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 177-181

  Chama, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

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Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CASTING; COMPOSITION; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; IRON COMPOUNDS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; STOICHIOMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VOLUME FRACTION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

CUBIC PHASE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; FINE DISTRIBUTION; NUCLEATION SITE; SECONDARY PHASES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0030262935     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(96)00090-3     Document Type: Article

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