Comparison of numerical models of solidification behavior in direct chill casting with experiments

Proceedings of the Conference on Computational Modeling of Materials, Minerals and Metals Processing

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 397-409

  Vreeman, Christopher J ^a   David Schloz, J ^b   Krane, Matthew John M ^c  

^a Capstone Turbine Corporation   (United States)

^b Wagstaff Inc   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SLURRIES; SOLIDIFICATION;

DIRECT CHILL (DC) CASTINGS;

METAL CASTINGS;

EID: 0035789261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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