Wrought magnesium research for automotive applications

Magnesium Technology

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 333-339

  Luo, A A ^a   Sachdev, A K ^a  

^a GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloy development; Bending; Forming; Grain refining; Magnesium; Wrought alloys

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BILLETS (METAL BARS); CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; FORMING;

ALLOY DEVELOPMENT; GRAIN REFINING; WROUGHT ALLOYS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33646202193     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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