Zirconium alloying and grain refinement of magnesium alloys

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 209-214

  Qian, Ma ^a   StJohn, D H ^a   Frost, M T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Australian Magnesium Corp Limited   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS;

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0038724629     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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