Microstructural evaluation of dross formation on Mg- and non-Mg-containing Al alloys from industrial furnaces

Materials at High Temperatures

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 453-460

  More, K L ^a   Tortorelli, P F ^a   Walker, L R ^a   Hryn, J ^b   Krumdick, G ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al alloys; Dross formation; Microstructural evaluation

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL FURNACES; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REACTION KINETICS;

DROSS FORMATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVALUATION; OXIDE LAYERS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 10644223700     PISSN: 09603409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/mht.2003.052     Document Type: Article

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