Grain-refinement mechanisms in titanium alloys

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-104

  Bermingham, M J ^a   McDonald, S D ^a   Dargusch, M S ^a   St John, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MELTING FURNACES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; VANADIUM;

ARC-MELTING FURNACE; COMMERCIAL ALLOYS; SOLUTE ELEMENTS;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 38649124614     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0002     Document Type: Article

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