Study on the ability of mechanical vibration for the production of thixotropic microstructure in A356 aluminum alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Taghavi, F ^a,b   Saghafian, H ^a   Kharrazi, Y H K ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Enermonde Energy Consulting   (Iran)

Author keywords

A356 alloy; Mechanical vibration; Thixotropic microstructure

Indexed keywords

A-356 ALUMINUM ALLOY; AL(GA) ALLOYS; MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS; SEMISOLID SLURRIES; VIBRATION FREQUENCIES;

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; GRAIN REFINEMENT; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; LIGHT METALS; LITHOGRAPHY; MICROSTRUCTURE; VIBRATION CONTROL;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 48749087050     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.034     Document Type: Article

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