Comparison of ductile fracture properties of aluminum castings: Sand mold vs. metal mold

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1430-1444

  Mae, H ^a   Teng, X ^b   Bai, Y ^b   Wierzbicki, T ^b  

^a HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cast aluminum alloy; Ductile fracture criterion; Failure mechanism; Metal mold; Sand mold; True stress strain curve

Indexed keywords

DUCTILE FRACTURE; METAL MOLDING; SAND; TENSILE TESTING;

CAST ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FAILURE MECHANISM; SAND MOLD; TRUE STRESS-STRAIN CURVE;

ALUMINUM CASTINGS;

EID: 38049178659     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.10.016     Document Type: Article

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