Semi-solid casting (SSC) of zinc alloy nanocomposites

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 18-19, 2009, Pages 5881-5885

  De Cicco, Michael P ^a   Li, Xiaochun ^a   Turng, Lih Sheng ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Grain refinement; Nanocomposites; Nucleation; Semi solid casting

Indexed keywords

CASTING METHOD; GLOBULAR STRUCTURE; GRAIN REFINING; MATERIAL PROCESSINGS; MATRIX ALLOY; MECHANICAL AGITATION; METAL MATRIX NANO COMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLE ADDITION; SEMI-SOLID CASTING; SOLID FRACTION;

ALLOYS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; METAL CASTING; METAL REFINING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; SILICON CARBIDE; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC CASTINGS;

CASTING;

EID: 69249212270     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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