Induction reheating of A356.2 aluminum alloy and thixocasting as automobile component

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Lakshmi, H ^a   Vinay Kumar, M C ^a   Raghunath, ^a   Kumar, P ^a   Ramanarayanan, V ^a   Murthy, K S S ^a   Dutta, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

aluminum alloy; electromagnetic stirring; induction reheating; process parameters; thixo casting

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE COMPONENTS; AXIAL DIRECTION; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT; COOLING RATES; DIE CASTING PROCESS; DIE FILLING; ELECTROMAGNETIC STIRRING; HEATED BILLETS; INDUCTION REHEATING; LIQUID FRACTION; NEAR NET SHAPE; NON-DENDRITIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PROCESS PARAMETERS; REHEATING PROCESS; SEMISOLID ALLOY; STIRRING INTENSITY; SURFACE FINISHES; THIXO-CASTING; VERTICAL-TYPE;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; BILLETS (METAL BARS); CERIUM ALLOYS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DIE CASTING; DIES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; INDUSTRIAL HEATING; MACHINE COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTINGS; MICROSTRUCTURE;

CASTING;

EID: 77957288571     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(10)60614-0     Document Type: Article

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