Visualization study of melting and solidification in convecting hypoeutectic Ga-In alloy

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 2537-2548

  Derebail, R ^a,b   Koster, J N ^a  

^a University of Colorado   (United States)

^b HEWLETT PACKARD COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUTECTICS; FLOW VISUALIZATION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL MELTING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

HYPOEUTECTIC ALLOYS;

NATURAL CONVECTION;

FLOW VISUALIZATION; MELTING;

EID: 0032143780     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0017-9310(97)00145-2     Document Type: Article

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