Effects of minor addition and cooling rate on the microstructure of cast magnesium - Silicon alloys

Magnesium Technology

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 535-537

  Quimby, P D ^a   Lu, S Z ^b   Plichta, M R ^a   Visser, D K ^c   Jacobe, K P ^d  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING   (China)

^c Mercury Marine   (United States)

^d Waupaca Foundry   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloy Development; Eutectic Modification; Magnesium Silicon

Indexed keywords

ALLOY DEVELOPMENT; EUTECTIC MG2SI PHASE; EUTECTIC MODIFICATION; MAGNESIUM-SILICON;

COOLING; DIE CASTING; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOSPHORUS;

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 33646158444     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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