Determination of the relationship between microstructure and constitutive behaviour of nodular cast iron with a unit cell model

Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-116

  Collini, L ^a   Nicoletto, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constitutive law; Ferrite pearlite; Micromechanics; Nodular cast iron; Unit cell

Indexed keywords

CAST IRON; ELASTIC MODULI; FERRITE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; NODULAR IRON; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PEARLITE; VOLUME FRACTION;

CONSTITUTIVE LAW; NODULAR CAST IRON; PLASTIC SHEAR; UNIT CELL;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 13644281526     PISSN: 03093247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/030932405X7692     Document Type: Article

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