Aluminum alloys: Promising materials in the automotive industry

Metal Science and Heat Treatment

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2002, Pages 365-370

  Fridlyander, I N ^a,b,c   Sister, V G ^a,b,c   Grushko, O E ^a,b,c   Berstenev, V V ^a,b,c   Sheveleva, L M ^a,b,c   Ivanova, L A ^a,b,c  

^a All Russian Research Institute of Aircraft Materials   (Russian Federation)

^b Moscow Committee for Science and Technology   (Russian Federation)

^c Russian Joint Stock Company   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; COATINGS; COLD ROLLING; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); STEEL SHEET;

AUTOMOTIVE PANELS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0036965251     PISSN: 00260673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021901715578     Document Type: Review

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