Quantification of the evolution of the 3D intermetallic structure in a 6005A aluminium alloy during a homogenisation treatment

Materials Characterization

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 379-392

  Kuijpers, N C W ^a   Tirel, J ^b   Hanlon, D N ^a   Van der Zwaag, S ^a,b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR METALS RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D morphology; Aluminium alloys; Curvature distribution; Homogenisation; Intermetallics; Phase transformation; Serial sectioning

Indexed keywords

HEAT TREATMENT; INTERMETALLICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

INTERMETALLIC STRUCTURES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0036662597     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1044-5803(02)00289-9     Document Type: Article

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