Grain refinement of an aluminum alloy by introducing gas bubbles during solidification

Scripta Materialia

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-118

  Wannasin, J ^a   Martinez, R A ^b   Flemings, M C ^c  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Selmet Inc   (United States)

^c Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrite fragmentation; Gas bubble; Grain refinement; Semi solid metal; Solidification

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DENDRIMERS; GASES; MELTING; SOLIDIFICATION;

DENDRITE FRAGMENTATION; GAS BUBBLE; GRAIN REFINEMENT; SEMI-SOLID METALS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33646535595     PISSN: 13596462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2006.04.003     Document Type: Article

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