Influence of forming parameters on the final subgrain size during hot rolling of aluminium alloys

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 130-131, Issue , 2002, Pages 245-249

  Duan, X ^a   Sheppard, T ^a  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; FEM; Grain size; Rolling; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORMING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HOT ROLLING;

FORMING PARAMETERS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0037147049     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(02)00811-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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