Research on Grain Refinement in Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloy during Solidification under an Alternating Electric Current Pulse
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedures
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Li, N.; Zhang, L.; Zhang, R.; Yin, P.; Xing, H.; Wu, H. Research on Grain Refinement in Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloy during Solidification under an Alternating Electric Current Pulse. Metals 2019, 9, 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9050571
Li N, Zhang L, Zhang R, Yin P, Xing H, Wu H. Research on Grain Refinement in Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloy during Solidification under an Alternating Electric Current Pulse. Metals. 2019; 9(5):571. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9050571
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Ning, Limin Zhang, Rong Zhang, Pengfei Yin, Hui Xing, and Hongjing Wu. 2019. "Research on Grain Refinement in Hypoeutectic Al-Si Alloy during Solidification under an Alternating Electric Current Pulse" Metals 9, no. 5: 571. https://doi.org/10.3390/met9050571