Effect of melt convection and solid transport on macrosegregation and grain structure in equiaxed Al-Cu alloys

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 347, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 186-197

  Rerko, Rodney S ^a   de Groh III , Henry C ^b   Beckermann, Christoph ^a  

^a IA United States   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Cu alloys; Macrosegregation; Solidification

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; METAL CASTING; NUCLEATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

MELT CONVECTION;

ALUMINUM COPPER ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOY; CONVECTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SEGREGATION;

EID: 0037466643     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5093(02)00592-0     Document Type: Article

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