Near net shaping by semi-solid metal processing

Materials and Design

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 387-394

  Kapranos, P ^a   Ward, P J ^a   Atkinson, H V ^a   Kirkwood, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Near net shape; Semi solid metal processing; Thixoforming

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CASTINGS; DIE CASTING; ELECTRIC MOTORS;

SEMI-SOLID METAL PROCESSING (SSM); THIXOFORMING;

METAL FORMING;

ALUMINUM; CASTING; SHAPING NETWORK;

EID: 0034059842     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0261-3069(99)00077-1     Document Type: Article

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