Characterization of hypereutectic Al-19%Si alloy solidification process using in-situ neutron diffraction and thermal analysis techniques

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 93-104

  Kasprzak, W ^a   Sediako, D ^b   Sahoo, M ^a   Walker, M ^c   Swainson, I ^b  

^a CANMET MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypereutectic Al Si alloy; Neutron diffraction; Primary Si; Solidification; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

AL-SI ALLOY; AL-SI EUTECTIC; COOLING CURVE; COOLING CURVE ANALYSIS; DIFFRACTION PEAKS; EUTECTIC MODIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GRAIN REFINING; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYPEREUTECTIC AL-SI ALLOY; HYPEREUTECTIC AL-SI ALLOYS; IN-SITU; IN-SITU NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; LIQUID VOLUME FRACTION; LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURE; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUE; NON-EQUILIBRIUM SOLIDIFICATION; PHASE ANALYSIS; PRIMARY SI; SI ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION INTERVAL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES;

ALUMINUM; BINARY ALLOYS; CASTING; CRYSTALLIZATION; EUTECTICS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HOLOGRAPHIC INTERFEROMETRY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION; NEUTRONS; NUCLEAR PROPULSION; NUCLEAR REACTORS; NUCLEATION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; SILICON; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 77952364300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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