Grain refining of conventional and semi-solid A356 Al-Si alloy

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 174, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 371-383

  Nafisi, Shahrooz ^a   Ghomashchi, Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

A356; Al5Ti1B; Grain refiner; SEED process; Semi solid

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEATION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

A356; AL5TI1B; GRAIN REFINER; SEED PROCESS; SEMI-SOLID;

REFINING;

EID: 33646183120     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.02.012     Document Type: Article

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