Liquation cracking in full penetration Al-Si welds

Welding Journal (Miami, Fla)

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Cao, G ^a   Kou, S ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum Alloys; Backfilling; Fraction Solid; Heat Affected Zone; Liquation Cracking; Partially Melted Zone; Scheil Model

Indexed keywords

BACKFILLING; FRACTION SOLIDS; LIQUATION CRACKING; PARTIALLY MELTED ZONE; SCHEIL MODEL;

CASTING; CRACK INITIATION; FILLER METALS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION; THERMOANALYSIS; WELDS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 17044404221     PISSN: 00432296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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