Effect of short glass fibers on the mechanical properties of cast ZA-27 alloy composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 245-250

  Sharma, S C ^a   Seah, K H W ^b   Satish, B M ^a   Girish, B M ^a  

^a R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composites; Glass fibers; Mechanical properties; ZA 27 zinc alloy

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DUCTILITY; ELASTIC MODULI; GLASS FIBERS; HARDNESS; METAL CASTING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; TENSILE STRENGTH; ZINC ALLOYS;

COMPOCASTING METHOD; IMPACT STRENGTH; ZINC ALLOY ZA 27;

FIBER REINFORCED METALS;

EID: 0030353440     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(97)00016-2     Document Type: Article

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