Thermodynamic prediction of thixoformability in alloys based on the Al-Si-Cu and Al-Si-Cu-Mg systems

Acta Materialia

Volumn 53, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 3807-3819

  Liu, D ^a   Atkinson, H V ^a   Jones, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al Si Cu and Al Si Cu Mg alloys; MTDATA; Semi solid processing; Thixoformability

Indexed keywords

CASTING; COMPOSITION; CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

AL-SI-CU AND AL-SI-CU-MG ALLOYS; MTDATA; SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING; THIXOFORMABILITY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 22644440944     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2005.04.028     Document Type: Article

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