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Annealing of as-cast Mg-Al alloys (3, 6, and 9 wt pct Al) and Mg-Zn alloys (1.5, 4.0, and 5.5 wt pct Zn) was performed at 603 K and 673 K (330 °C and 400 °C) for 1, 2, 4, and 8 hours to systematically investig...
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A numerical formulation of solidification model which can predict the microsegregation and microstructural features for multicomponent alloys is presented. The model incorporates the kinetic features during so...
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Variations of Microsegregation and Second Phase Fraction of Binary Mg-Al Alloys with Solidification Parameters
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