Review of Grain Refinement of Cast Metals Through Inoculation: Theories and Developments

A refining mechanism of primary Al 3 Ti intermetallic particles by ultrasonic treatment in the liquid state

(2016) Feng Wang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Recent advances in grain refinement of light metals and alloys

(2016) M.A. Easton et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN SOLID STATE & MATERIALS SCIENCE

Grain Refinement of Deoxidized Copper

(2016) María José Balart et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Crystallographic study of grain refinement in low and medium carbon steels

(2016) Ming Li et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE

Sudden transition from columnar to equiaxed grain of cast copper induced by rare earth microalloying

(2016) Yan Chen et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Grain refining mechanism in the Al/Al–Ti–B system

(2015) Z. Fan et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Current research progress in grain refinement of cast magnesium alloys: A review article

(2015) Yahia Ali et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Grain refinement of cast zinc through magnesium inoculation: Characterisation and mechanism

(2015) Zhilin Liu et al.   MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION

The Contribution of Constitutional Supercooling to Nucleation and Grain Formation

(2015) D. H. StJohn et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Effect of Grain Refinement on Tensile Properties of Cast Zinc Alloys

(2015) Zhilin Liu et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Crystallography of grain refinement in cast zinc–copper alloys

(2015) Zhilin Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

The grain refining mechanism of cast zinc through silver inoculation

(2014) Zhilin Liu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Cluster-assisted nucleation of silicon phase in hypoeutectic Al–Si alloy with further inoculation

(2014) Yong Zhang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Nucleation kinetics of entrained eutectic Si in Al–5Si alloys

(2014) J.H. Li et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

The Influence of the Effect of Solute on the Thermodynamic Driving Force on Grain Refinement of Al Alloys

(2014) Feng Wang et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Initial dynamics of a solid–liquid interface within a thermal gradient

(2014) M. Xu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Crystallographic study of grain refinement of Al by Nb addition

(2014) Feng Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY

The grain refinement mechanism of cast aluminium by zirconium

(2013) Feng Wang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Effect of Mg24Y5 intermetallic particles on grain refinement of Mg-9Li alloy

(2013) Ying Zeng et al.   INTERMETALLICS

The nucleation crystallography and wettability of Mg grains on active Al2Y inoculants in an Mg–10wt% Y Alloy

(2013) Dong Qiu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

The Effect of Solute Elements on the Grain Refinement of Cast Zn

(2013) Zhilin Liu et al.   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Mechanisms of enhanced heterogeneous nucleation during solidification in binary Al–Mg alloys

(2012) H.-T. Li et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Revisiting the role of peritectics in grain refinement of Al alloys

(2012) Feng Wang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

An Epitaxial Model for Heterogeneous Nucleation on Potent Substrates

(2012) Zhongyun Fan   METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS A-PHYSICAL METALLURGY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE

Modeling grain refinement for undercooled single-phase solid-solution alloys

(2011) Haifeng Wang et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Effects of solute content on grain refinement in an isothermal melt

(2011) H. Men et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

The Interdependence Theory: The relationship between grain formation and nucleant selection

(2011) D.H. StJohn et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

An analytical model for constitutional supercooling-driven grain formation and grain size prediction

(2010) M. Qian et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Enhanced heterogeneous nucleation in AZ91D alloy by intensive melt shearing

(2009) Z. Fan et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

A new approach to designing a grain refiner for Mg casting alloys and its use in Mg–Y-based alloys

(2009) D. Qiu et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Beryllium as a grain refiner in titanium alloys

(2009) M.J. Bermingham et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Effect of active heterogeneous nucleation particles on the grain refining efficiency in an Mg–10wt.% Y cast alloy

(2009) D. Qiu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

A new approach to grain refinement of an Mg–Li–Al cast alloy

(2009) B. Jiang et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Crystallographic features of phase transformations in solids

(2009) Ming-Xing Zhang et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE

Crystallography of heterogeneous nucleation of Mg grains on Al2Y nucleation particles in an Mg–10wt.% Y alloy

(2009) Dong Qiu et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Predicting the columnar-to-equiaxed transition for a distribution of nucleation undercoolings

(2008) M.A. Martorano et al.   ACTA MATERIALIA

Grain refinement by AlN particles in Mg–Al based alloys

(2008) H.M. Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Modeling of grain refinement: Part I. Effect of the solute titanium for aluminum

(2008) X. Yao et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

The mechanism of grain refinement of titanium by silicon

(2008) M.J. Bermingham et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Effects of boron on microstructure in cast titanium alloys

(2008) M.J. Bermingham et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

The development of a new grain refiner for magnesium alloys using the edge-to-edge model

(2007) H.M. Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS

Improved prediction of the grain size of aluminum alloys that includes the effect of cooling rate

(2007) M.A. Easton et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING