Abstract Al–Cu–Ni alloys are of scientific and technological interest due to high strength/high
temperature applications, based on the reinforcement originated from the interaction …

The development of Al-Ni alloys with a controlled microstructure has had a great impact on
the field of study of aluminum-based alloys. In the present research, the influence of thermal …

With the increasing interest in developing Al-Cu-Ni alloys for use as structural material
comes the need to understand more about their processing–microstructure–properties …

It is widely recognized that moderate addition of copper to aluminum, especially when
added together with silicon, significantly improves the resulting mechanical properties …

The effects of the addition of 5.0 wt.% Ni to an Al− 6wt.% Cu alloy on the solidification
cooling rate T˙ growth rate (VL), length scale of the representative phase of the …

A comparative analysis was carried out of the alloys examined, using the results found for
thermal variables, macrostructure, dendrite arm spacing, modulus of elasticity and …

Electrochemical studies and microstructure analysis of directionally solidified hypoeutectic
and eutectic aluminum-copper alloys were performed. Optical and scanning electron …

Horizontal directional solidification (HDS) experiments were carried out with Al-3wtpctCu, Al-
3wtpctSi, and Al-3wtpctCu-5.5 wtpctSi alloys in order to analyze the interrelation between …

In this work, the effect of the growth rate (VL) and cooling rate (TR), primary dendritic arm
spacing (λ 1) and Al 2 Cu intermetallic phase on the microhardness was investigated during …

Abstract Al (100− x)-Cu x alloys (x= 3 wt%, 6 wt%, 15 wt%, 24 wt% and 33 wt%) were
prepared using metals of 99.99% high purity in vacuum atmosphere. These alloys were …