Effect of key alloying elements on the feeding characteristics of aluminum-silicon casting alloys

Journal of Light Metals

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-265

  Dash, Manas ^a   Makhlouf, Makhlouf ^a  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0347752680     PISSN: 14715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-5317(02)00002-0     Document Type: Article

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