The effect of SiC particles on the size and morphology of eutectic silicon in cast A356/SiCp composites

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 897-902

  Nagarajan, Sucheta ^a   Dutta, B ^a   Surappa, M K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites; DAS; Eutectic Si; Nucleation; Solidification

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; EUTECTICS; METALLOGRAPHIC PHASES; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REINFORCEMENT; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLIDIFICATION; VOLUME FRACTION;

CAST ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; DENDRITE ARM SPACING; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; SECONDARY MATRIX PHASES;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 0032799303     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(98)00131-6     Document Type: Article

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