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SEGREGATION INVERSE [1 record]

Record 1 1999-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundry Practice
DEF

A concentration of constituants having relatively low melting points near the outer surfaces of an alloy ingot or casting. It occurs most generally in non-ferrous alloys where a constituent having a lower melting point than that of the primary crystals tends to be concentrated near the cooling surfaces of the casting.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonderie
OBS

ségrégation : Inégalité de composition chimique entre les diverses parties d'un alliage métallique.

Spanish

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