Title
An application of fractal geometry to complex microstructures: Numerical characterization of graphite in cast irons
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1994
Abstract
It is demonstrated how the complexities of graphite shapes and distributions in cast irons can be described by fractal geometry. A selection of typical graphite morphologies, flake-like and spherulitic, is described unambiguously by two numbers, a shape factor, a, and fractal exponent, D. The meaning of these numbers is discussed and their possible correlations with growth kinetics and mechanical properties are briefly explored. © 1994.
Publication Title
Acta Metallurgica Et Materialia
Recommended Citation
Lu, S.,
&
Hellawell, A.
(1994).
An application of fractal geometry to complex microstructures: Numerical characterization of graphite in cast irons.
Acta Metallurgica Et Materialia,
42(12), 4035-4047.
http://doi.org/10.1016/0956-7151(94)90181-3
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