Roles of Lanthanum and Cerium in Grain Refinement of Steels during Solidification

Refinement of as-cast structures is one of the most effective approaches to improve mechanical properties, formability, and surface quality of steel castings and ingots. In the past few decades, addition of rare earths (REs), lanthanum and cerium in particular, has been considered as a practical and...

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Main Authors: Yunping Ji, Ming-Xing Zhang, Huiping Ren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-10-01
Series:Metals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4701/8/11/884