Microstructure and tensile properties of sand cast and die cast AE44 magnesium alloy

Archives of Metallurgy and Materials

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 901-908

  Rzychon T ^a   Kielbus A ^a  

^a SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Mg Al RE alloys; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149314370     PISSN: 17333490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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