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New Insights into Microstructure Characteristics and Tribological Property of Ti Alloy Processed by Hot-Dip Aluminizing and Heat Treatment
The poor tribological properties of Ti alloys limit their infield applications under sliding conditions. In this study, the surface of a Ti–6Al–4V alloy was coated with pure Al using a hot dip** process. The...
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Effect of Microstructure Evolution of Iron-Rich Intermetallic Compounds on Mechanical Property of Al–7Si–0.3Mg Casting Alloy with Low Iron Content
In this study, the effects of microstructure evolution of iron-rich intermetallic compounds on mechanical properties in Al–7Si–0.3Mg cast alloys with low iron content (0.1 to 0.3 wt pct) were investigated. A s...
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Examination of Dendritic Growth During Solidification of Ternary Alloys via a Novel Quantitative 3D Cellular Automaton Model
A three-dimensional (3D) quantitative cellular automaton (CA) model was developed to simulate dendritic growth during solidification processing of ternary alloys. A detailed method was proposed to solve solute...
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Effect of Temperature and Fluid Flow on Dendrite Growth During Solidification of Al-3 Wt Pct Cu Alloy by the Two-Dimensional Cellular Automaton Method
A two-dimensional cellular automaton–finite volume model was developed to simulate dendrite growth of Al-3 wt pct Cu alloy during solidification to investigate the effect of temperature and fluid flow on dendr...
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Effect of Solute Diffusion on Dendrite Growth in the Molten Pool of Al-Cu Alloy
A cellular automaton (CA)–finite difference model is developed to simulate dendrite growth and solute diffusion during solidification process in the molten pool of Al-Cu alloy. In order to explain the interact...
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Cellular Automaton Study of Hydrogen Porosity Evolution Coupled with Dendrite Growth During Solidification in the Molten Pool of Al-Cu Alloys
Welding porosity defects significantly reduce the mechanical properties of welded joints. In this paper, the hydrogen porosity evolution coupled with dendrite growth during solidification in the molten pool of...