The effect of partial decanting on the chemical composition of semi-solid hypo-eutectic Al-Si alloys during solidification

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 95-100

  Lashkari, O ^a   Nafisi, S ^a   Langlais, J ^b   Ghomashchi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

Al Si alloys; Fraction solid; Liquid drainage; Segregation; Semi solid metal

Indexed keywords

BILLETS (METAL BARS); COMPOSITION; SCRAP METAL; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SOLIDIFICATION;

FRACTION SOLID; LIQUID DRAINAGE; MULTICOMPONENT ALLOY SYSTEM; SEMISOLID METAL;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33750607333     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2006.06.021     Document Type: Article

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