Effect of low frequency vibration on porosity of LM25 and LM6 alloys

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1767-1775

  Kocatepe, Kadir ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aluminium silicon alloys; Casting; Porosity; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GRAIN REFINEMENT; INGOTS; POROSITY; SILICON ALLOYS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

LOW FREQUENCY VIBRATION; PORE VOLUME;

BINARY ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BINARY ALLOYS; GRAIN REFINEMENT; INGOTS; POROSITY; SILICON ALLOYS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 34249744477     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.05.004     Document Type: Article

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