The role of carbon for grain refinement in Mg-Al base alloys

Magnesium Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 121-126

  Kim, Young Min ^a   Yim, Chang Dong ^a   Kim, Young Han ^a   You, Bong Sun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Machine and Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Carbon; Duplex nucleation; Grain refinement; Heterogeneous nucleation; Mg Al alloy

Indexed keywords

CARBON; EUTECTICS; GRAIN REFINEMENT; NUCLEATION; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY);

CARBON ADDITION; DUPLEX NUCLEATION; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 34547914171     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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