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

Table 2

Characteristic temperatures for the nucleation (T_N,α) of the α-Al phase in A356 alloys and start of main eutectic reaction (T_N,eu).

Code	Cu conc.	TN,α	TN,eu
	wt.%	°C	°C
Cu0	—	621	578
Cu0.5	0.45	615	563
Cu1	0.98	613	560