Secondary dendrite arm spacings in magnesium alloy AZ91D: From plaster moulding to laser remelting

International Journal of Cast Metals Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 139-144

  Dube D ^a   Couture, A ^a   Carbonneau, Y ^a,b   Fiset, M ^a   Angers, R ^a   Tremblay, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Intermag Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

AZ91; Centrifugal atomization; Cooling rate; Dendritic microstructure; Die casting; Laser remelting; Magnesium alloy; Permanent mould casting; Plaster moulding; Secondary dendrite arm spacings

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032279883     PISSN: 13640461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13640461.1998.11819268     Document Type: Article

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