Advantages of the centrifugal casting technique for the production of structural components with Al-Si alloys

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 20-27

  Chirita, G ^a   Soares, D ^a   Silva, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Al Si alloy; Centrifugal casting; Fatigue properties; Mechanical

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGAL CASTING; ELASTIC MODULI; ENGINE PISTONS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTING; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

GRAVITY CASTING; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CENTRIFUGAL CASTING; ELASTIC MODULI; ENGINE PISTONS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTING; STRAIN; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EID: 34548623918     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.12.011     Document Type: Article

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