Quantitative discrimination between shrinkage and gas microporosity in cast aluminum alloys using spatial data analysis

Materials Characterization

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 319-335

  Anson, J P ^a   Gruzleski, J E ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN; METAL CASTING; POROSITY; RANDOM PROCESSES; SHRINKAGE; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MICROPOROSITY; SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0033357853     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(99)00059-5     Document Type: Article

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