The effect of solidification rate on the structure of magnesium-aluminium eutectic grains

Autor: Arne K. Dahle, David H. StJohn, M. D. Nave
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: International Journal of Cast Metals Research. 13:1-7
ISSN: 1743-1336
1364-0461
DOI: 10.1080/13640461.2000.11819383
Popis: A magnesium-aluminium alloy of eutectic composition was solidified under two different cooling conditions, producing a low and a high growth rate of the eutectic solid-liquid interface. The high growth rate specimen contained smaller eutectic grains and cells, with a smaller interphase spacing compared with the low growth rate specimen. The high growth rate specimen also contained some primary Mg17Al12 dendrites, suggesting that the coupled zone is skewed towards the Mg phase with increased undercooling, A lamellar eutectic morphology was observed in the low growth rate specimen, while the morphology was fibrous in the high growth rate specimen.
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