Evaluation of the effect of vacuum on mold filling in the magnesium EPC process

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 94-100

  Liu, Zili ^a   Hu, Jingyu ^a   Wang, Qudong ^a   Ding, Wenjiang ^a   Zhu, Yanping ^a   Lu, Yizhen ^a   Chen, Wenzhou ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

EPC; Magnesium alloy; Mold filling; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

FLUIDITY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HEAT CONVECTION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; METAL CASTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MOLDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOLIDIFICATION; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VACUUM APPLICATIONS;

EXPENDABLE PATTERN CASTING (EPC);

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0037080068     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(01)01085-8     Document Type: Article

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