Controlling the semisolid grain size during solidification

Solid State Phenomena

Volumn 141-143, Issue , 2008, Pages 355-360

  StJohn, David H ^a   Easton, Mark A ^b   Qian, Ma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grain refinement; Semisolid processing; Solidification; Ultrasonic treatment

Indexed keywords

GRAIN REFINEMENT; SOLIDIFICATION; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

CASTING CONDITIONS; GRAIN REFINING; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING; SEMI-SOLID SLURRY; SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS; SUPERHEAT CASTING; ULTRASONIC TREATMENTS;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 58149150048     PISSN: 10120394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.141-143.355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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