The natural and artificial aging response of semi-solid metal processed alloy A356

Solid State Phenomena

Volumn 141-143, Issue , 2008, Pages 737-742

  Moller H ^a   Govender, G ^a   Stumpf, W E ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alloy A356; Artificial aging; Natural aging; Rheocasting; Semi Solid Metal (SSM) forming

Indexed keywords

BILLETS (METAL BARS); HARDNESS; RHEOCASTING;

ARTIFICIAL AGING; CASTING ALLOY; HARDNESS PEAK; HEAT TREATMENT CYCLE; NATURAL AGING; NON-DENDRITIC MICROSTRUCTURE; RHEOCAST ALLOYS; SEMI SOLID METALS;

HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 58049219062     PISSN: 10120394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/ssp.141-143.737     Document Type: Conference Paper

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