Effects of die geometry and extrusion speed on the cold extrusion of aluminium and lead alloys

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 274-285

  Onuh, Spencer O ^a   Ekoja, M ^a,b   Adeyemi, M B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Die angle; Extrusion pressure; Extrusion speed; Qualitya

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DIE CASTING; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; METAL EXTRUSION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COLD EXTRUSION;

LEAD ALLOYS;

EID: 0037427687     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-0136(02)00941-X     Document Type: Article

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