The role of solutes for grain refinement by (SiC)P: Experiment and theoretical calculation

Magnesium Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 95-99

  Gunther R ^a   Hartig, Ch ^a   Anopuo, O ^b   Hort, N ^b   Bormann, R ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Casting; Grain refinement; Inoculation; Magnesium alloys; Nucleation and growth

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COOLING; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIGHT METALS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METALS; SILICON CARBIDE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY;

(OTDR) TECHNOLOGY; COOLING RATE (CR); GRAIN REFINEMENT EFFICIENCY; GRAIN REFINERS; GRAIN SIZES; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; MG-ALLOYS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION (PSZ); SIMULATION METHODS; VOLUMETRIC CONTENT;

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

EID: 45749109423     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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