Evaluation of toughness characteristics of a die-cast Mg-Al-Mn alloy Am60B under different microstructural conditions

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 387-389, Issue 1-2 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 34-40

  Gariboldi, Elisabetta ^a   Lo Conte, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue crack propagation; Fracture mechanism; Fracture toughness; Mg alloy; R curve

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CRACK PROPAGATION; DIE CASTING; DUCTILITY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; MACHINING; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CASTING PROPERTIES; CRACK GROWTH RESISTANCE; THIN-SECTION COMPONENTS; TOUGHNESS CHARACTERISTICS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

EID: 10444263657     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2004.01.070     Document Type: Article

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