Mechanical performance evaluation of cast magnesium alloys for automotive and aeronautical applications

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 422-430

  Pantelakis, Sp G ^a   Alexopoulos, N D ^b   Chamos, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aeronautical applications; Cast magnesium alloys; Density; Mechanical performance; Quality evaluation; Specific properties

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); LIGHT WEIGHT BUILDING MATERIALS; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS;

AERONAUTICAL APPLICATIONS; CAST MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY EVALUATION; SPECIFIC PROPERTIES;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 34547793548     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2744407     Document Type: Article

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