The use of friction-stir technology to modify the surfaces of AM60B magnesium die castings

JOM

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 56-61

  Santella, Michael ^a   Frederick, Alan ^a   Degen, Cassandra ^b   Pan, Tsung Yu ^c  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c FORD MOTOR COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRICTION-STIR PROCESSING; MAGNESIUM DIE CASTING; METALLOGRAPHIC EXAMINATION; ROOM-TEMPERATURE TESTING;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GRANULAR MATERIALS; HARDNESS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM METALLOGRAPHY; MATERIALS TESTING; PLASTIC FLOW; SOLID SOLUTIONS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TREATMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MAGNESIUM CASTINGS;

EID: 33646867193     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-006-0025-9     Document Type: Article

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