Quantitative analysis of the irregularity of graphite nodules in cast iron

Materials Characterization

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 83-88

  Li, Jianming ^a   Lu, Li ^a   Lai, Man On ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CORRELATION METHODS; FRACTALS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METAL ANALYSIS; NODULAR IRON; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

GRAPHITE NODULES; RICHARDSON'S FRACTAL EQUATION;

GRAPHITE;

EID: 0034240682     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(00)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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