Additive manufacturing (AM) of metallic alloys for structural and functional applications has
attracted significant interest in the last two decades as it brings a step change in the …

The mechanical properties of Al–Si alloys are strongly related to the size, shape and
distribution of eutectic silicon present in the microstructure In order to improve mechanical …

Abstract Al–5 wt.% Si-based alloys with 0.05 wt.% Eu addition were produced by controlled
sand-casting and melt-spinning, respectively. The modification of eutectic Si caused by 0.05 …

Microstructural observation and thermal analysis of Al-21 wt% Si alloys with different rare
earth metals were performed to examine the effect of rare earth metal on the refinement of …

Al–Si alloys with silicon content more than 13% are termed as hypereutectic alloys. In recent
years, these alloys have drawn the attention of researchers due to their ability to replace cast …

A theory is presented to explain the mechanism of formation of the eutectic phases in Al–Si
hypoeutectic alloys. Results include optical, scanning and transmission electron microscopy …

The effect of Eu additions (0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.1 wt.%) and T6 heat treatment on
the microstructures and mechanical properties of A356 alloy have been investigated in the …

Homogeneous nucleation from aluminum (Al) melt was investigated by million-atom
molecular dynamics simulations utilizing the second nearest neighbor modified embedded …

The growth characteristics of eutectic Si in unmodified and Sr-modified Al–12.7% Si alloys
were investigated by microstructure-correlated crystallographic analyses. For the unmodified …

Even small amounts of Phosphorus and Strontium strongly affect the microstructure of
hypoeutectic Al–Si alloys. P is an unavoidable trace element in commercial Al-alloys which …