Optimization of porosity formation in AlSi9Cu3 pressure die castings using genetic algorithm analysis

Materials and Design

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2027-2033

  Tsoukalas, V D ^a  

^a Athens Merchant Marine Academy   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aluminium die casting (C); Genetic algorithm (H); Porosity (E)

Indexed keywords

GENETIC ALGORITHM (GA); MULTIVARIABLE LINEAR REGRESSION (MVR); OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; POROSITY FORMATION;

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; ALGORITHMS; BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; FOOD PROCESSING; GALLIUM; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

LINEAR REGRESSION;

EID: 45449096454     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.016     Document Type: Article

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