Computer-aided cooling curve thermal analysis used to predict the quality of aluminum alloys

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 453-458

  Malekan, M ^a   Shabestari, S G ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Grain refinement; Quality control testing; Silicon modification; Solidification; Thermal analysis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOY MELTS; CASTING PROCESS; COOLING CURVE; FIRST DERIVATIVE; GRAIN REFINER; KEY PARAMETERS; METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; METALLURGICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; ONLINE MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL TESTING; SOLIDIFICATION CHARACTERISTICS; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; UNDERCOOLING TEMPERATURE;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; CERIUM ALLOYS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; PHASE DIAGRAMS; REFINING; THERMOANALYSIS; UNDERCOOLING;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 79751527773     PISSN: 13886150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10973-010-1023-2     Document Type: Article

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