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volume fraction of Alpha phase in Al-Si modified by Strontium

Thread starter MetalEng
Start date Jul 5, 2004

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Jul 5, 2004

MetalEng

Materials

I need some description about influence of Sr addition to Al-Si alloys (Hyper, Eutectic,Hypo) on volume fraction of alpha phase. Why there is alpha phase in hypereutectic alloy microstructure? please give me some quantify idea about alpha volume fraction in these alloys. Thanks a lot.