Influence of Growth Velocity on the Separation of Primary Silicon in Solidified Al-Si Hypereutectic Alloy Driven by a Pulsed Electric Current
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
ECP | Pulsed Electric Current |
SG-Si | Solar Grade Silicon |
MG-Si | Metallurgical Grade Silicon |
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Zhang, Y.; Ye, C.; Xu, Y.; Zhong, H.; Chen, X.; Miao, X.; Song, C.; Zhai, Q. Influence of Growth Velocity on the Separation of Primary Silicon in Solidified Al-Si Hypereutectic Alloy Driven by a Pulsed Electric Current. Metals 2017, 7, 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7060184
Zhang Y, Ye C, Xu Y, Zhong H, Chen X, Miao X, Song C, Zhai Q. Influence of Growth Velocity on the Separation of Primary Silicon in Solidified Al-Si Hypereutectic Alloy Driven by a Pulsed Electric Current. Metals. 2017; 7(6):184. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7060184
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yunhu, Chunyang Ye, Yanyi Xu, Honggang Zhong, Xiangru Chen, Xincheng Miao, Changjiang Song, and Qijie Zhai. 2017. "Influence of Growth Velocity on the Separation of Primary Silicon in Solidified Al-Si Hypereutectic Alloy Driven by a Pulsed Electric Current" Metals 7, no. 6: 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7060184