Study of rare earth element effect on microstructures and mechanical properties of an Al-Cu-Mg-Si cast alloy

Rare Metals

Volumn 25, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages 129-132

  WAN, Weiwei ^a   HAN, Jianmin ^a   LI, Weijing ^a   WANG, Jinhua ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Al Cu Mg Si; high strength aluminum cast alloy; mechanical properties; microstructure; rare earth elements

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ELONGATION; EUTECTICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON;

GRANULAR SILICON; HIGH STRENGTH ALUMINUM CAST ALLOY;

RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

EID: 42949121975     PISSN: 10010521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0521(08)60066-2     Document Type: Article

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