In situ X-ray radiography and tomography observations of the solidification of aqueous alumina particle suspensions - Part I: Initial instants

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2489-2496

  Deville, Sylvain ^a   Maire, Eric ^b   Lasalle, Audrey ^a   Bogner, Agnès ^b   Gauthier, Catherine ^b   Leloup, Jérôme ^a   Guizard, Christian ^a  

^a SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CASTING; SOLIDIFICATION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TOMOGRAPHY; X RAYS;

COLLOIDAL SUSPENSIONS; DIRECTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; MULLINS-SEKERKA INSTABILITY; PARTICLE REDISTRIBUTION; PROPAGATION KINETICS; QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION; SOLID/LIQUID INTERFACES; SOLIDIFICATION FRONTS;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 70350507770     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.03163.x     Document Type: Article

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