Potential Magnesium Alloys for High Temperature Die Cast Automotive Applications: A Review

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 687-717

  Hu, Henry ^a   Yu, Alfred ^a   Li, Naiyi ^b   Allison, John E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b FORD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CREEP; DIE CASTING; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METALLURGY; MICROSTRUCTURE;

WEIGHT REDUCTION;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0242413899     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AMP-120024970     Document Type: Review

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