Microstructure-based fatigue life prediction for cast A356-T6 aluminum-silicon alloys

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 301-311

  Yi, J Z ^a,b   Gao, Y X ^a,c   Lee, P D ^a   Lindley, T C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAST A356-T6 ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS; FATIGUE PERFORMANCE; SMALL-CRACK PROPAGATION LAW;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SILICON;

FATIGUE OF MATERIALS;

EID: 33646507724     PISSN: 10735615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02693159     Document Type: Article

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