The die castability of calcium-containing magnesium alloys: Thin-wall computer case

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 123-129

  Powell, Bob R ^a   Luo, Alan A ^a   Tiwari, Basant L ^a   Rezhets, Vadim ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COMPUTERS; CRACK INITIATION; CREEP; DIE CASTING; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLDERING; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

CREEP RESISTANCE;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0036458629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (13)

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