Improvement of fatigue strength in aluminium castings

Advances in Aluminum Casting Technology II

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 209-218

  Wang, Q G ^a   Crepeau, P N ^a   Gloria, D ^b   Valtierra, S ^b  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Nemak Mexico   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; MICROPOROSITY; PORE SIZE; SOLIDIFICATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; VOLUME FRACTION;

GRAIN REFINEMENT; SILICON MODIFICATION; SOLUTION TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM CASTINGS;

EID: 0141761258     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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