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dc.contributor.author | Nowak, M | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yeoh, WK | - |
dc.contributor.author | Bolzoni, L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hari Babu, N | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-03-20T11:29:20Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-03-20T11:29:20Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2015-03-11 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Nowak, M., Yeoh, W.K., Bolzoni, L. and Hari Babu, N. (2015) 'Development of Al–Nb–B master alloys using Nb and KBF4 Powders', Materials and Design, 75, pp. 40 - 46. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.03.010. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0264-1275 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/10456 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We recently reported that the combined employment of niobium and boron (i.e. Nb-based intermetallics formed in the melt by the addition of powders), instead of niobium or boron individually, is a highly effective way to refine the grain size of Al–Si alloys without the inconvenience of the poisoning effect typical of commercial Al–Ti–B master alloys. In this work the progress concerning the development of Al–xNb–yB master alloys, which are much more suitable for its use in aluminium foundries, is reported and discussed. Precisely, a first approach to produce Al–xNb–yB master alloys as well as its characterisation by means of EDS mapping and TEM is presented. The study is completed by testing the effectiveness of the produced Al–xNb–yB master alloys on pure aluminium and binary Al–10Si alloy as well as commercial hypoeutectic and near-eutectic Al–Si alloys. It is found that the approach employed to produce the Al–xNb–yB master alloys is suitable because the size of the primary a-Al dendrites is significantly reduced in each of the case investigated. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Open Access funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The authors are thankful for the financial support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through the EP/J013749/1 and EP/K031422/1 Projects and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) through the TSB/101177 Project. | en_US |
dc.format.extent | 40 - 46 (7) | - |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright © 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). | - |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | - |
dc.subject | aluminium alloys | en_US |
dc.subject | grain refinement | en_US |
dc.subject | heterogeneous nucleation | en_US |
dc.subject | solidification microstructure | en_US |
dc.subject | Nb–B inoculation | en_US |
dc.title | Development of Al–Nb–B master alloys using Nb and KBF4 Powders | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.03.010 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Materials and Design | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Materials and Design | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
pubs.volume | 75 | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences/Dept of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by College/Department/Division/College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences/Dept of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering/Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme/Institute of Materials and Manufacturing | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Brunel Staff by Institute/Theme/Institute of Materials and Manufacturing/Liquid Metal Engineering | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Specialist Centres | - |
pubs.organisational-data | /Brunel/Specialist Centres/BCAST | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1873-4197 | - |
Appears in Collections: | Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST) |
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