Influence of zinc on the soluble zirconium content in magnesium and the subsequent grain refinement by zirconium

Magnesium Technology 2004

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 241-245

  Hildebrand, Zoë ^a,b   Qian, Ma ^a,b   StJohn, David ^a,b   Frost, Malcolm ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b CRC for Cast Metals Manufacturing ^*  (Australia)

^c Australian Magnesium Corp Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grain refinement; Magnesium; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

FURNACES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLUBILITY; VISCOSITY; ZINC;

GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN REFINING EFFECTS; INDUCTION FURNACES; NUCLEANT PARTICLES;

ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 2642540068     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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