Quality index chart for different alloys and temperatures: A case study on aluminium die-casting alloys

Journal of Light Metals

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-59

  Caceres C H ^a   Makhlouf, M ^b   Apelian, D ^b   Wang, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Al casting alloys; Die casting; Quality index; Tensile ductility; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347527512     PISSN: 14715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1471-5317(00)00006-7     Document Type: Article

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