Evaluation of the surface heat flux in the secondary zone during the direct-chill casting of magnesium alloy AZ31

Magnesium Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 229-234

  Caron, Etienne J F R ^a   Wells, Mary A ^a   Sediako, Dimitry ^b   Hibbins, Steve G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Timminco Metals   (Canada)

Author keywords

Direct Chill Casting; Inverse Heat Conduction; Magnesium; Secondary Cooling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; DIE CASTING; ELECTRIC FURNACES; FLOW OF FLUIDS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

DIRECT-CHILL (DC) CASTING; INVERSE HEAT CONDUCTION (IHC); MAGNESIUM ALLOY (AZ31); SECONDARY COOLING;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 24944586888     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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