Quantification of grain boundary precipitation and the influence of quench rate in 6XXX aluminum alloys

Materials Characterization

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Steele, D ^a   Evans, D ^a   Nolan, P ^a   Lloyd, D J ^a  

^a Hindalco Industries Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Al alloys; Grain boundary; Precipitation; Quenching rate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DUCTILITY; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; QUENCHING;

GRAIN BOUNDARY PRECIPITATION; QUENCHING RATES; THRESHOLD QUENCHING RATE;

PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

EID: 33846078699     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2006.03.007     Document Type: Article

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