Characterization of three-dimensional dendritic structures in nickel-base single crystals for investigation of defect formation

Proceedings of the International Symposium on Superalloys

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 881-888

  Madison, J ^a   Spowart, J E ^b   Rowenhorst, D J ^c   Fiedler, J ^a   Pollock, T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendritic; Mushy zone; Reconstruction; Serial section; Solidification

Indexed keywords

FLOW OF FLUIDS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LIQUIDS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; PHASE INTERFACES; SOLIDIFICATION; SUPERALLOYS;

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID FLOW; CONVECTIVE INSTABILITIES; DENDRITIC; MUSHY ZONE; NICKEL-BASE SINGLE CRYSTALS; SERIAL SECTION; SINGLE CRYSTAL NICKEL BASE SUPERALLOYS; SUPERALLOY SINGLE CRYSTALS;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 60349116333     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.7449/2008/superalloys_2008_881_888     Document Type: Conference Paper

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