Effect of section thicknesses on tensile behavior and microstructure of high pressure die cast magnesium alloy AM50

Materials Science Forum

Volumn 475-479, Issue I, 2005, Pages 463-468

  Zhou, Ming ^a   Li, Naiyi ^b   Hu, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b FORD RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

High pressure die casting; Magnesium alloy AM50

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; DIE CASTING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; YIELD STRESS;

ELONGATION; HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING; MAGNESIUM ALLOY AM50; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH (UTS);

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 17044378105     PISSN: 02555476     EISSN: 16629752     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-960-1.463     Document Type: Conference Paper

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