Novel image analysis to determine the Si modification for hypoeutectic and hypereutectic Al-Si alloys

JOM

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 48-52

  Hernández, F C Robles ^a,b   Sokolowski, Jerry H ^b  

^a TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY CENTER INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPEREUTECTIC ALLOYS; HYPOEUTECTIC ALLOYS; MICROGRAPHS;

ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EUTECTICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MODIFICATION; SILICON; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 29744440476     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-005-0027-z     Document Type: Article

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