Effect of silicon content in grain refining hypoeutectic Al-Si foundry alloys with boron and titanium additions

Materials Science and Technology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 385-389

  Birol, Y ^a  

^a MATERIALS INSTITUTE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Casting; Grain refining

Indexed keywords

AL-SI ALLOY; GRAIN REFINER; GRAIN REFINING; GRAIN SIZE; HYPOEUTECTIC AL-SI; HYPOEUTECTIC AL-SI ALLOY; LIQUIDUS SURFACES; PURE ALUMINIUM; SI CONCENTRATION; SI CONTENT; SILICON CONTENTS; SOLIDIFICATION INTERVAL; TI ADDITION;

ALUMINUM; BORON; CASTING; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; REFINING; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS; TITANIUM CASTINGS; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 84860489549     PISSN: 02670836     EISSN: 17432847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743284711Y.0000000049     Document Type: Article

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