Research Article

Influence of Thermal Parameters, Microstructure, and Morphology of Si on Machinability of an Al–7.0 wt.% Si Alloy Directionally Solidified

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(a) Schematic representation of the necking process and the divisions of the workpiece. (b) Schematic representation of the temperature acquisition region, where 1 is the workpiece, 2 is the chisel, 3 is the acquisition region, and 4 is the infrared thermometer.
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