Evaluation of the effects of variations in chemical composition on the quality of Al-Si-Mq, Al-Cu, and Al-Zn-Mq cast aluminum alloys

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 196-205

  Alexopoulos, N D ^a   Pantelakis, Sp G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cast aluminum alloys; Chemical composition; Damage tolerance; Quality evaluation; Quality index

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE; METAL CASTINGS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0037398797     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1361/105994903770343358     Document Type: Article

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