Contribution to the study of mechanisms involved in the formation of rheocast structure

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 109, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 215-219

  Zoqui, Eugênio José ^a   Robert, Maria Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLD EFFECTS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METAL CASTING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); WETTING;

RHEOCASTING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0035254631     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(00)00798-6     Document Type: Article

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