Effects of silicon carbide reinforcement on microstructure and properties of cast Al-Si-Fe/SiC particulate composites

Materials Science and Engineering: A

Volumn 447, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 355-360

  Aigbodion, V S ^a   Hassan, S B ^b  

^a Natl Metallurgical Development Cent   (Nigeria)

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Al Si Fe alloy; Composites; Hardness; Impact energy; Microstructure; Particulate; Porosity; Reinforcement; Silicon carbide; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DUCTILITY; HARDNESS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

DUCTILE METAL MATRIX; IMPACT ENERGY; PARTICULATE COMPOSITES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BRITTLENESS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DUCTILITY; HARDNESS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

EID: 33846159816     PISSN: 09215093     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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