Perspectives on research on the formation of nodular graphite in cast iron

Materials and Design

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1007-1015

  Östberg, Gustaf ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causal relationships; Comprehensiveness; Epistemology; Graphite spherulites; Growth; Nodules; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; GRAPHITE; NUCLEATION;

CAUSAL RELATIONSHIPS; COMPREHENSIVENESS; EPISTEMOLOGY; GRAPHITE SPHERULITES; NODULAR GRAPHITE;

NODULAR IRON;

CRYSTAL GROWTH; GRAPHITE; NODULAR IRON; NUCLEATION;

EID: 33746192275     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2005.02.010     Document Type: Article

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