Microstructural features of as-cast A356 alloy inoculated with Sr, Sb modifiers and Al-Ti-C grain refiner simultaneously

Materials Letters

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 273-275

  Prasada Rao, A K ^a   Das, K ^b   Murty, B S ^c   Chakraborty, M ^b  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

Author keywords

Al Si alloy; Grain refinement; Microstructure; Modification; Solidification

Indexed keywords

EUTECTICS; GRAIN REFINEMENT; HEAT TREATMENT; METAL MELTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SOLIDIFICATION;

A356 ALLOY; MICROSTRUCTURAL REFINEMENT; SECONDARY DENDRITIC ARM SPACING (SDAS);

STRONTIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 36248997657     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2007.05.020     Document Type: Article

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