Microstructural refinement of Al-10.2%Si alloy by intensive shearing

Materials Letters

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 671-673

  Kotadia, H R ^a   Hari Babu, N ^a   Zhang, H ^a   Fan, Z ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al Si alloy; Casting; Grain refinement; Liquid shear; Solidification

Indexed keywords

AL-SI ALLOY; CASTING TEMPERATURES; DENDRITIC GRAINS; DENDRITIC GROWTH; FINE GRAIN STRUCTURE; INTENSIVE SHEARING; LIQUID SHEAR; LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL REFINEMENT; SI ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DENDRIMERS; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LIQUID METALS; SHEARING; SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION;

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

EID: 75749158149     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2009.12.033     Document Type: Article

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