Microstructure and Properties of Vacuum Cast Sc-Containing Be–Al Alloys

A comparative analysis of Inconel 718 made by additive manufacturing and suction casting: Microstructure evolution in homogenization

“…It is noteworthy that alloys under the LPFB process experience multiple cyclic heating and cooling with different heating/cooling rates depending on the laser scanning pattern, while regular casting typically has one single melting and cooling for sample preparation. Suction-casting can be regarded as an extreme case of the casting methods, as it can produce solidification rates at the order of 10 2 ~10 4 K/s [52,53], which are much faster than those of the traditional casting methods (0.1~0.01 K/s) [54]. It can also refine the microstructure and extend the solid solubility [55].…”