Eutectic growth morphologies in magnesium-aluminium alloys

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 233-242

  Nave, M D ^a   Dahle, A K ^a   StJohn, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COOLING; EUTECTICS; GROWTH (MATERIALS); METAL CASTING; MORPHOLOGY;

EUTECTIC MORPHOLOGY; LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY; MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0034588789     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118808962.ch33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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