Effect of growth restricting factor on grain refinement of aluminum alloys

International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 234-241

  Chandrashekar, T ^a   Muralidhara, M K ^b   Kashyap, K T ^c   Rao, P Raghothama ^d  

^a SRI VENKATESHWARA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b M S RAMAIAH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c PES UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d Defence Research and Development Organisation   (India)

Author keywords

Alcan test; Grain refinement; Growth restricting factor (GRF); TiAl3 phase; Undercooling

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; CERIUM ALLOYS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GROWTH (MATERIALS); LIGHT METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL REFINING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PHASE INTERFACES; REFINING; SILICON ALLOYS; TEXTURES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM CASTINGS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; UNDERCOOLING;

AL-5TI-1B MASTER ALLOYS; ALCAN TEST; ALUMINUM ALLOY CASTINGS; ALUMINUM AND ITS ALLOYS; ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS; CONSTITUTIONAL UNDERCOOLING; FINE EQUIAXED GRAINS; GRAIN REFINERS; GRAIN STRUCTURES; GRAIN-REFINING; GROWTH RESTRICTING FACTOR (GRF); HEAT FLOWS; METALLURGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SCIENTIFIC STUDIES; SOLID-LIQUID INTERFACES; SOLUTE ELEMENTS; TIAL3 PHASE;

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

EID: 59249102022     PISSN: 02683768     EISSN: 14333015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00170-007-1336-x     Document Type: Article

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