The effect of La or Ce on ageing response and mechanical properties of cast Mg-Gd-Zr alloys

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 435-439

  Peng, Qiuming ^a,b   Wang, Jianli ^a,b   Wu, Yaoming ^a   Meng, Jian ^a   Wang, Limin ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Age hardening behavior; Mechanical properties; Mg Gd Zr RE alloy; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; LANTHANUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; METAL CASTING; MICROSTRUCTURE;

DENDRITE ARM SPACING; PEAK AGE HARDNESS;

AGE HARDENING;

EID: 38949134826     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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