The effect of Sr and Fe additions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a direct squeeze cast Al-7Si-0.3Mg alloy

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1341-1356

  Dong, J X ^a,b   Karnezis, P A ^a,c   Durrant, G ^a,c   Cantor, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROLLS ROYCE PLC   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DUCTILITY; HEAT TREATMENT; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; METAL CASTING; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POROSITY; QUENCHING; SILICON; STRONTIUM;

DIRECT SQUEEZE CASTING; GRAVITY DIE CASTING; IRON IMPURITIES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0032680665     PISSN: 10735623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11661-999-0283-6     Document Type: Article

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