Curing kinetics of ceramic slurries used in investment casting with ice patterns

International Journal of Cast Metals Research

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 195-200

  Liu, Q ^a   Richards, V L ^a   Daut, K P ^a   Leu, M C ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

Author keywords

Curing kinetics; Freeze cast process; Ice patterns; Investment casting; Rapid freeze prototyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749583039     PISSN: 13640461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/136404606225023462     Document Type: Article

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