Influence of solution temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of two cast Al-Si alloys

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 309-314

  Sharma, Rajesh ^a   Kumar, Anesh ^a   Dwivedi, D K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

Author keywords

Cast aluminium alloys; Eutectic and hypereutectic Al Si; Heat treatment; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Mode of fracture; Solutionizing temperature; Spheroidization

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FRACTURE; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLUTIONS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CAST ALUMINUM ALLOYS; HYPEREUTECTIC AL-SI; MODE OF FRACTURE; SOLUTIONIZING TEMPERATURES; SPHEROIDIZATION;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33645790109     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910500464784     Document Type: Article

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