Characterisation of a new generation of grain refiners for the foundry industry

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 923-928

  Cooper, Paul ^a   Hardman, Angela ^a   Boot, Dave ^a   Burhop, Ed ^b  

^a London/Scand Metall Co Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b Metallurg Aluminium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOUNDRY INDUSTRY; GRAIN REFINEMENT; POISONING;

AGGLOMERATION; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; COMPOSITION; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LATTICE CONSTANTS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; POROSITY; SOLIDIFICATION; STOICHIOMETRY;

ALUMINUM FOUNDRY PRACTICE;

EID: 1542346055     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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