Solidification pattern and microstructures of AZ91D magnesium alloy through rheoforming

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 50, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 1799-1804

  Wang, Wuxiao ^a,b   Yuan, Sen ^b   Jiang, Bailing ^b   Jie, Wanqi ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Magnesium alloy; Quenching microstructure; Rheoforming solidified microstructure; Semisolid; Solidification pattern

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749645104     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1360/982005-396     Document Type: Article

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