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Enrichment characteristic of carbon atoms in solid-liquid zone of high carbon steel under different directional solidification rates
To reveal the formation mechanism and main influencing factors of C-segregation in high carbon steel under different solidification rates (40, 80, 160, 200 and 320 µm·s−1), the enrichment characteristics of carbo...
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Modification of inorganic binder used for sand core-making in foundry practice
With modified water glass as binder and the introduction of micro silicon powders into the core-making process, an improvement was made to the tensile strength and collapsibility of the sand core. The potassiu...
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Calculating the effective thermal conductivity of gray cast iron by using an interconnected graphite model
A new theoretical model of gray cast iron taking into account a locally interconnected structure of flake graphite was designed, and the corresponding effective thermal conductivity was calculated using the th...
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Thermal conductivity of cast iron -A review
This paper gives a brief introduction to the four research methods for the study on thermal conductivity of cast irons, including experimental measurement, statistical analysis, effective medium theory and num...
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Humidity-resistant inorganic binder for sand core making in foundry practice
The performance of sand core was improved by using the modified water glass as a binder and adding powder additives in the sand hardening process. The optimal proportion of the compound additives was determine...