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cast structure [2 records]

Record 1 1999-09-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Processing
DEF

The metallographic structure of a casting evidenced by shape and orientation of grains and by segregation of impurities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation des métaux
DEF

Disposition et taille des constituants d'une pièce brute de coulée révélées par la forme et l'orientation des grains ainsi que par une éventuelle ségrégation des impuretés.

OBS

La coulée centrifuge verticale ou horizontale permet l'obtention de pièces de révolution ayant une structure fine et généralement exempte de porosités, en raison de l'action de la force centrifuge durant la solidification du métal.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metallography
  • Ferrous Alloys
OBS

--the structure, on a macroscopic or microscopic scale, of a cast alloy that consist of cored dendrites and,in some alloys, a network of other constituents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Métallographie
  • Alliages ferreux

Spanish

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