An investigation on the microstructure and tensile properties of direct squeeze cast and gravity die cast 2024 wrought Al alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1685-1689

  Hajjari, E ^a   Divandari, M ^b  

^a SHAHID CHAMRAN UNIVERSITY OF AHVAZ   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

2024 Al alloy; Microstructure; Squeeze casting; Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

SQUEEZE CASTING; SQUEEZE PRESSURE; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTHS;

DIE CASTINGS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DIE CASTINGS; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE; POROSITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SHRINKAGE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 44949118373     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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