Mechanical behavior of Al2O3-particle-reinforced 6061 aluminum alloy under uniaxial and multiaxial cyclic loading

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 237-248

  Xia, Z ^a   Ellyin, F ^a   Meijer, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mechanical behavior; Particle reinforced aluminum alloy; Uniaxial and multiaxial loading

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ANNEALING; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTOPLASTICITY; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); METAL EXTRUSION; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRAIN HARDENING; STRESS ANALYSIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

CYCLIC LOADING; PARTICLE REINFORCED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (PMMC);

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031073279     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(96)00135-2     Document Type: Article

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