Abstract
In Al alloy castings, it is often not microstructure, but entrained defects in the form of bifilms that dominate mechanical properties. To assess their effect, this study targets a new quantification of metal quality, measuring the lengths and number of bifilm defects as determined from the microstructural section of a reduced pressure test (RPT) sample. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3860-3865 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Materials Science and Engineering A |
Volume | 528 |
Issue number | 10-11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2011 |
Keywords
- Metal quality
- Porosity
- Aluminium
- Bifilm