Oxide films, pores and the fatigue lives of cast aluminum alloys

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B: Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-895

  Wang, Q G ^a   Davidson, C J ^b   Griffiths, J R ^b   Crepeau, P N ^a  

^a GM Global Powertrain Engineering   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAVITY DIE CASTING; MICROSTRUCTURAL DEFECTS; NONMETALLIC INCLUSIONS; OXIDE FILMS; SQUEEZE CASTING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DIE CASTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OXIDES; THIN FILMS;

ALUMINUM CASTINGS;

EID: 33846190251     PISSN: 10735615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02735010     Document Type: Article

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