Induction heating process of an Al-Si aluminum alloy for semi-solid die casting and its resulting microstructure

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 355-364

  Jung, H K ^a   Kang, C G ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Final holding time; Induction heating process; Macro segregation; Resulting microstructure; Semi solid die casting; Solid fraction; Three step reheating

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DIE CASTING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

MACROSEGREGATION; SEMI-SOLID DIE CASTING (SDC);

INDUCTION HEATING;

EID: 0037080291     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(01)01162-1     Document Type: Article

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