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Title

AlSiMg Alloys Microstructure Determined by Flow Effect During Slow Solidification

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2026

Volume

vol. 26

Issue

No 1

Authors

Mikolajczak, P.

Affiliation

Mikolajczak, P. : Poznan University of Technology, Poland

Keywords

Casting structure ; Aluminum alloys ; Convection ; Solidification ; Mg2Si phases ; α-Al phase

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

06.03.2026

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/afe.2026.157969
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