Microstructural Characterization of Beryllium Treated Al-Si Alloys

Figure 3

(a) Temperature-time cooling curve and its first derivative obtained from the alloy C3BS, (b) the corresponding microstructure showing much bigger size of the β-Al₅FeSi phase and the π-phase particles, and (c) the corresponding microstructure showing much larger size of the β-phase and the Mg₂Si particles.

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