Induction melting of γ-TiAl in CaO crucibles

Intermetallics

Volumn 16, Issue 11-12, 2008, Pages 1292-1297

  Gomes, F ^a   Barbosa, Joaquim ^a   Ribeiro, C Silva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

A. Titanium aluminides, based on TiAl; C. Casting; C. Melting; D. Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING; CRUCIBLES; DISSOLUTION; MELTING; METAL RECOVERY; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OXYGEN; SMELTING; STEEL RESEARCH; TITANIUM; TITANIUM CASTINGS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

A. TITANIUM ALUMINIDES, BASED ON TIAL; AL ALLOYS; C. CASTING; C. MELTING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COOLING RATES; D. MICROSTRUCTURE; INDUCTION MELTING; MELTING OPERATIONS; MICROHARDNESS PROFILES; MOLTEN ALLOYS; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURES; STEEL MOULDS; SUPERHEATING TEMPERATURES;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 55649091205     PISSN: 09669795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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