Application of Taguchi's methods to investigate some factors affecting microporosity formation in A360 aluminium alloy casting

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2224-2228

  Savaş, Ömer ^a   Kayikci, Ramazan ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITION REACTIONS; LIQUID METALS; METAL CASTING; MICROPOROSITY; PORE SIZE; SOLIDIFICATION; STRONTIUM; TAGUCHI METHODS;

DISSOLVED HYDROGEN LEVEL; MOLD FILLING; MOLTEN ALLOY;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ADDITION REACTIONS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; LIQUID METALS; METAL CASTING; MICROPOROSITY; PORE SIZE; SOLIDIFICATION; STRONTIUM; TAGUCHI METHODS;

EID: 34249012555     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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