Hot tearing predictions in direct chill cast aluminum AA5182 ingots

Hot tearing is a major industrial problem because it affects both the quality and productivity of the casting process. These defects form in the last stage of the solidification sequence, in a region where the grains are surrounded by a continuous film of liquid and so they cannot sustain tensile...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillion, André
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/15629