Effect of solidification parameters on the microstructures of superalloy CMSX-6 formed during the downward directional solidification process

Journal of Crystal Growth

Volumn 389, Issue , 2014, Pages 47-54

  Wang, F ^a,b   Ma, D ^b   Zhang, J ^a   Liu, L ^a   Hong, J ^b,c   Bogner, S ^b   Buhrig Polaczek A ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A1. Directional solidification; A1. Segregation; A1. Single crystal growth; B1. Alloys; Keywords

Indexed keywords

AS CAST MICROSTRUCTURE; INTERDENDRITIC REGIONS; KEYWORDS; NI-BASE SUPERALLOYS; PRIMARY DENDRITE ARM SPACINGS; SECONDARY DENDRITE ARM SPACING; SOLIDIFICATION PARAMETER; THEORETICAL MODELING;

ALLOYING ELEMENTS; EUTECTICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NICKEL; SEGREGATION (METALLOGRAPHY); SUPERALLOYS;

SOLIDIFICATION;

EID: 84890528797     PISSN: 00220248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.11.084     Document Type: Article

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