Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Al-40 wt.%Zn alloy processed by equal-channel angular extrusion

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2488-2498

  Saray, Onur ^a   Purcek, Gencaga ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Aluminum zinc alloys; Equal channel angular extrusion; Fracture; Impact toughness; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; DEFORMATION; DENDRIMERS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; EXTRUSION; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS; ZINC PLATING;

ALUMINUM-ZINC ALLOYS; AS CASTS; AS-CAST ALLOYS; DENDRITIC MICROSTRUCTURES; DUCTILE MODES; ELONGATION TO FAILURES; EQUAL-CHANNEL ANGULAR EXTRUSION; FRACTURE BEHAVIORS; FRACTURE SURFACES; IMPACT TOUGHNESS; MECHANICAL MIXING; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; MICRO-VOIDS; MULTI PASS; PLASTIC INSTABILITIES; TENSILE ELONGATIONS; TENSILE PROPERTIES; YIELD STRENGTHS;

DUCTILE FRACTURE;

EID: 59649085124     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.05.043     Document Type: Article

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