Castable composites and their application in automobiles

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 135-140

  Mahendra, K V ^a,b   Radhakrishna, K ^a  

^a BMS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

^b NEW HORIZON COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING   (India)

Author keywords

Bush; Cylinder liner; Fly ash; Metal matrix composites; Wear

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FLY ASH; LUBRICATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CASTABLE COMPOSITES; CYLINDER LINER; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (MMC); SPECIFIC STRENGTH;

AUTOMOBILES;

EID: 33947576850     PISSN: 09544070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544070JAUTO150     Document Type: Article

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