Improving the Strength and Ductility of Magnesium Die-Casting Alloys via Rare-Earth Addition

JOM

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 46-51

  Bakke, Per ^a   Pettersen, Ketil ^b   Westengen, Håkon ^a  

^a Hydro Aluminium   (Norway)

^b STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; COOLING; CREEP; DIE CASTING; DUCTILITY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; OPTIMIZATION; RARE EARTH ADDITIONS; RECYCLING; YIELD STRESS;

INJECTION SPEEDS; THERMAL BARRIERS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0346266462     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-003-0210-z     Document Type: Article

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