Influence of gravity acceleration on macrosegregation and macrostructure during the unidirectional solidification of cast binary alloys: A numerical investigation

Numerical Heat Transfer; Part A: Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 173-189

  Nastac, Laurentiu ^a  

^a Concurrent Tech nologies Corporation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LEAD ALLOYS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SOLIDIFICATION;

GRAVITY ACCELERATION EFFECTS;

HEAT CONVECTION;

EID: 0033077247     PISSN: 10407782     EISSN: 15210634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/104077899275317     Document Type: Article

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