An investigation of the effects of solution heat treatment on mechanical properties for AA 6xxx alloys: Experimentation and modelling

International Journal of Plasticity

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1640-1657

  Garrett, R P ^a   Lin, J ^a   Dean, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloys; Hot forming; Materials modelling; Solution heat treatment; Viscoplastic SHT model

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC FLOW;

HOT FORMING; MATERIALS MODELING; SOLUTION HEAT TREATMENT; VISCOPLASTIC SHT MODELS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 17844410645     PISSN: 07496419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijplas.2004.11.002     Document Type: Article

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