A practical method for identifying intermetallic phase particles in aluminium alloys by electron probe microanalysis

Journal of Light Metals

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 187-193

  Qian, Ma ^a   Taylor, J A ^a   Yao, J Y ^a   Couper, M J ^b   StJohn, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Rio Tinto Aluminium Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Electron probe microanalysis; EPMA; Intermetallic phases; Particle characterisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011499776     PISSN: 14715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-5317(01)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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