Optimal heat treatment of A356.2 alloy

TMS Light Metals

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 983-989

  Emadi, D ^a   Whiting, L V ^a   Sahoo, M ^a   Sokolowski, J H ^b   Burke, P ^c   Hart, M ^c  

^a CANMET MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c Grenville Castings Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUINIER-PRESTON ZONES; STANDARD DEVIATIONS;

AGING OF MATERIALS; COOLING; DIFFUSION; DILATOMETERS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EUTECTICS; HARDNESS; MORPHOLOGY; QUENCHING; SUPERSATURATION;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 1442356592     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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