Interaction between structure formation and melt flow during solidification: First results on experiments with electromagnetic pump

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 1025-1029

  Turchin, A N ^a   Eskin, D G ^a   Katgerman, L ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR METALS RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Melt flow; Solidification and structure

Indexed keywords

MELT FLOW; METAL-GUIDING CIRCUIT; MOLD FILLING; STRUCTURE FORMATION;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIQUID METALS; MASS TRANSFER; METAL MELTING; MORPHOLOGY; SOLIDIFICATION;

ALUMINUM CASTINGS;

EID: 23244436244     PISSN: 01470809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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