How Slight Solidification Rate Variations within Cast Plate Affect Mechanical Response: A Study on As-Cast A356 Alloy with Cu Additions

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Tensile strength-strain curves of the three investigated alloys as a function of both Cu content (a, b, c) and specimen cutting position (d, e, f).

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