Microstructure evolution of semi-solid 2024 alloy during two-step reheating process

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 784-788

  WANG, Shun cheng ^a   LI, Yuan yuan ^a   CHEN, Wei ping ^a   ZHENG, Xiao ping ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

2024 alloy; microstructure evolution; reheating; semi solid metal; thixoforming

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); LIQUID PHASE EPITAXY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

2024 ALLOY; GRAIN SIZES; LIQUID-PHASE; LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURES; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; REHEATING; REHEATING PROCESSES; SEMI SOLIDS; SEMI-SOLID BILLETS; SEMI-SOLID METAL; SOLID-LIQUID; SPHEROIDIZATION; THIXOFORMING;

BILLETS (METAL BARS);

EID: 48349135340     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(08)60135-1     Document Type: Article

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