Research Article

Hot-Dip Aluminizing of Low Carbon Steel Using Al-7Si-2Cu Alloy Baths

Figure 1

Cross-sectional BSE micrographs of aluminized samples. (a) A low magnification micrograph showing morphology of the coating. (b) A magnified image from the interface showing morphology of various phases in the intermetallic layer. Chemical compositions at locations A, B, C, and D are given in Table 1.
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