The Effect of Solidification Dynamics on
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Yang, Kun Vanna; Easton, Mark A.; Cáceres, Carlos H.
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Article
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2012
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The grain microstructures and hardness of the surface layers of a Mg–RE alloy (3.44 mass % La) and two Mg–Al alloys, (8.77 and 11.6 mass % Al), are compared. All three alloys exhibit a harder surface layer, or skin, with fine primary α (Mg) grains, and a softer core with a larger grain