Low-pressure die casting of magnesium alloy AM50: Response to process parameters

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 205, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 224-234

  Fu, Penghuai ^a   Luo, Alan A ^b   Jiang, Haiyan ^a   Peng, Liming ^a   Yu, Yandong ^a   Zhai, Chunquan ^a   Sachdev, Anil K ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

AM50; Low pressure die casting; Magnesium alloy; Process parameter

Indexed keywords

DIE CASTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROCESS PLANNING;

LOW-PRESSURE DIE CASTING; PROCESS PARAMETERS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 44749088270     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.11.111     Document Type: Article

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