Improvements in the metallography of as-cast AZ91 alloy

Materials Characterization

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-119

  Maltais, A ^a   Dube D ^a   Fiset, M ^a   Laroche, G ^a   Turgeon, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

AZ91; Cast alloy; Color etching; Dendritic structure; Etching; Grain size; Grains; Magnesium aluminum alloy; Metallography; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ETCHING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; METALLOGRAPHY; OPTICAL FILMS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AZ91; CAST ALLOYS; COLOR ETCHING; DENDRITIC STRUCTURES; MAGNESIUM-ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 3042834282     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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