Microstructure and element distribution during partial remelting of an Al-4Cu-Mg alloy

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-29

  Lu, Yalin ^a,b   Li, Miaoquan ^a   Niu, Yong ^a   Li, Xingcheng ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JIANGSU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Al 4Cu Mg alloy; Element distribution; Microstructure; Partial remelting

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; ISOTHERMAL TEMPERATURE; LIQUID FRACTION; PARTIAL REMELTING;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; COALESCENCE; COARSENING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; OSTWALD RIPENING;

REMELTING;

EID: 38149038530     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-007-9120-5     Document Type: Article

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