Gravity and temperature effects on particle distribution in Al-Si/SiC composites

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 133-144

  Van Vugt, L ^a   Froyen, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COOLING; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; LIQUID METALS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL GRADIENTS; ZERO GRAVITY CASTING;

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EID: 0034248258     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00526-4     Document Type: Article

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