DC casting of aluminium: Process behaviour and technology

Materials Forum

Volumn 20, Issue , 1996, Pages 29-51

  Grandfield, J F ^a   McGlade, P T ^a  

^a CRC Alloy Solidification Technol   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CRACK INITIATION; FLOW OF FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; INGOT MOLDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL CASTING; METAL FORMING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL STRESS;

ALUMINUM DIRECT CHILL CASTING; ELECTROMAGNETIC CASTING; GAS PRESSURIZED HOT TOPS; HOT TOP MOLDS; LOW LEVEL METAL CASTING;

ALUMINUM CASTINGS;

EID: 0030388940     PISSN: 08832900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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