Research Article

Effect of Isothermal Holding on Semisolid Microstructure of Al–Mg2Si Composites

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Schematic illustration of semisolid structure evolution during heat treatment of (a) original dendrites, (b) and (c) melting, liquid penetration and combining, (d) removing and (e) coalescence, ripening and spheroid formation.
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