Fold formation in the lost foam aluminum process

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 121-132

  Zhao, Qi ^a   Gustafson, Thomas W ^b   Hoover, Mark ^c   Flemings, Merton C ^d  

^a Metal Casting Technology Incorporated   (United States)

^b GM Powertrain/Metal Casting Technology   (United States)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; METAL CASTINGS; NUCLEATION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

FOLD FORMATION;

FOAMS;

EID: 0242271261     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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