The role of rare earth elements in structure and property control of magnesium die casting alloys

Magnesium Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 291-296

  Bakke, Per ^a   Westengen, Håkon ^a  

^a Hydro Magnesium Competence Centre   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DIE CASTING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTIMIZATION; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; SOLIDIFICATION; SOLUBILITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CREEP CONDITIONS; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; RARE EARTH-CONTAINING ALLOYS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 24944556832     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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