Quality evaluation of A357 cast aluminum alloy specimens subjected to different artificial aging treatment

Materials and Design

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 419-430

  Alexopoulos, N D ^a   Pantelakis, Sp G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aluminum cast alloys A; Quality indices H; Quality maps H

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; HARDNESS; HEAT TREATMENT; INGOTS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; YIELD STRESS;

AGING TIMES; QUALITY EVALUATION;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

AGING; ALUMINUM ALLOY; CORROSION; QUALITY CONTROL; TESTING;

EID: 1942498794     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2003.11.007     Document Type: Article

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