Characterization of precipitation in Al-Mg-Cu alloys by X-ray diffraction peak broadening analysis

Materials Characterization

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 773-780

  Novelo Peralta, O ^a   Gonzalez G ^a   Lara Rodriguez G A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN MATERIALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Age hardening; Al Mg Cu; Aluminum alloys; Microhardness; Precipitation; Size strain analysis; XRD

Indexed keywords

AGE HARDENING; MICROHARDNESS; PRECIPITATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STRAIN MEASUREMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

MATRIX DISTORTION; PEAK BROADENING ANALYSIS; SIZE STRAIN ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 41449087397     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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