Predicting gas and shrinkage porosity in solidification microstructure: A coupled three-dimensional cellular automaton model

Cheng Gu^a, Colin D. Ridgeway^a, Emre Cinkilic^a, Yan Lu^a, Alan A. Luo^a^,^*(

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Fig. 1.. Schematic diagram of dendrite growth and pore formation: (a) 2-D microstructure of dendrite and porosity; (b) optical micrograph of an Al-Si alloy; and (c) 3-D pore morphology by X-ray micro computed tomography.