Review Article
An Overview of Semisolid Processing of Aluminium Alloys
Table 2
Examples of the rheocast quality index for modified A356 aluminium alloys.
| Process | Starting alloy | Modified alloys | Feedstock production method | Grain size (m) | Rheocast quality index |
| | | Al-7Si-0.5Mg | | 137 ± 18 | 0.35 | | | Al-4Si-0.5Mg | | 106 ± 34 | 0.43 |
Thixoforming (Paes and Zoqui) [30] | A356, Mg-10Al, and Al pure | Al-1Si-0.5Mg | Ultrarefining technique | 74 ± 9 | 0.61 | Al-7Si-1.0Mg | 237 ± 58 | 0.08 | | | Al-4Si-1.0Mg | | 157 ± 32 | 0.12 | | | Al-1Si-1.0Mg | | 74 ± 7 | 0.61 |
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