The effect of grain refining and oxide inclusion on the fluidity of Al-4.5Cu-0.6Mn and A356 alloys

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 372-376

  Kwon, Young Dong ^a   Lee, Zin Hyoung ^a  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Fluidity; Grain refining; Melt quality; Oxide inclusions

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; FLUIDITY; METAL CASTING; OXIDES; REFINING; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

GRAIN REFINING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOY;

EID: 0141925356     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-5093(03)00504-5     Document Type: Article

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