Grain refinement of aluminum alloys

Solidification of Aluminum Alloys

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 131-145

  Greet, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Casting; Grain refinement; Growth; Inoculation; Nucleation; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; CASTING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DEFORMATION; ETCHING; FORMING; INTERMETALLICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEATION; POROSITY; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SOLIDIFICATION; TITANIUM;

COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; GRAIN REFINEMENTS; GROWTH; INOCULATIONS; NUCLEANT PARTICLES; POISONINGS; REFINEMENT MECHANISMS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 3042740351     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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