Effect of Sc and Zr additions on the microstructure and fatigue properties of AA6106 produced by equal-channel-angular-pressing

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-203

  Cavaliere, P ^a   Cabibbo, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Grain refinement; Microstructure; TEM

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN REFINEMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; SCANDIUM; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ZIRCONIUM;

EQUAL-CHANNEL-ANGULAR-PRESSING; SECONDARY PHASES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 38149094798     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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