Modification of AA-6201 alloy for manufacturing of high conductivity and extra high conductivity wires with property of high tensile stress after artificial aging heat treatment for all-aluminium alloy conductors

Materials and Design

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 821-832

  Karabay, Sedat ^a  

^a Turkkablo AO   (Turkey)

Author keywords

AA 6201; All aluminium alloy conductor; High conductivity and Extra high conductivity wires; Precipitation hardening

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; EXTRUSION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

ALL-ALUMINIUM ALLOY CONDUCTOR; EXTRA HIGH CONDUCTIVITY (EHC) WIRES; HIGH CONDUCTIVITY (HC) WIRES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

AGE HARDENING; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; EXTRUSION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRESS;

EID: 33746348666     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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