Porosity and the fatigue behavior of hypoeutectic and hypereutectic aluminum-silicon casting alloys

International Journal of Fatigue

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1024-1035

  Ammar, H R ^a   Samuel, A M ^a   Samuel, F H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum silicon castings; Fatigue; Hypereutectic; Hypoeutectic; Porosity

Indexed keywords

CASTING; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; SILICON; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

HYPEREUTECTICS; HYPOEUTECTIC ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 40749127171     PISSN: 01421123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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