Solidification microstructural constituent and its crystallographic morphology of permanent-mould-cast Mg-Zn-Al alloys

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 452-458

  Zhang, Jing ^a,b   Li, Zhong Sheng ^a   Guo, Zheng Xiao ^b   Pan, Fu Sheng ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intermetallic compounds; Mg alloys; Mg Zn Al alloys; Mg32(Al, Zn)49; MgZn; ZA alloys

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; INTERMETALLICS; METAL CASTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SOLIDIFICATION; ZINC ALLOYS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC MORPHOLOGY; PERMANENT-MOULD-CAST MG-ZN-AL ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION MICROSTRUCTURAL CONSTITUENT;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 33745667985     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(06)60077-0     Document Type: Article

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