The effect of grain refinement and silicon content on grain formation in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 43-52

  Lee, Y C ^a   Dahle, A K ^a   StJohn, D H ^a   Hutt, J E C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; SILICON;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0032786158     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5093(98)00884-3     Document Type: Article

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