Stress induced defect formation in horizontal direct chill cast magnesium alloys

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 219-228

  Grandfield, John F ^a   Dahle, Arne K ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; INGOTS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; SOLIDIFICATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

HEAT FLOW; HORIZONTAL DIRECT CHILL CASTING PROCESSES; SUMP PROFILE; SURFACE CRACKS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0034590015     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118808962.ch31     Document Type: Conference Paper

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