Forming of aluminium alloy at temperatures just below melting point

International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-235

  Shiomi, M ^a   Takano, D ^a   Osakada, K ^a   Otsu, M ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Extrusion; Mechanical property; Melting point; Semi solid forming

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; HARDNESS; MELTING; METAL FORMING; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; TOUGHNESS;

MELTING POINTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0037292154     PISSN: 08906955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6955(02)00242-0     Document Type: Article

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