Coarse particulates - A new material precursor for net-shape forming

International Journal of Powder Metallurgy (Princeton, New Jersey)

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-70

  Czerwinski, Frank ^a  

^a Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COOLING; CRYSTALLIZATION; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POWDER METALLURGY; SOLIDIFICATION;

PRECURSORS; SEMISOLID ALLOYS; THIXOTROPIC MORPHOLOGY; ULTRASOUND STIRRING;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 14644439148     PISSN: 08887462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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