Comparative study of effect of porosity on tensile and shear ductility in A356 cast aluminum alloy by finite element simulation

Zairyo/Journal of the Society of Materials Science, Japan

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1173-1178

  Mae, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a HONDA R AND D CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cast aluminum alloy; Defect; Ductile fracture; FEM; Gravity die casting; Porosity

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACKS; DEFECTS; DIE CASTING; DIE CASTINGS; DIES; DUCTILITY; EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; GRAVITATION; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; IRON ALLOYS; LIGHT METALS; LOADING; METAL CASTINGS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; POROSITY; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CORROSION CRACKING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE STRESS; WELDS;

AREA FRACTIONS; CAST ALUMINUM ALLOY; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DEFECT; EFFECTIVE PLASTIC STRAINS; FASTER RATES; FE MODELS; FE-ANALYSIS; FE-SIMULATIONS; FEM; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FRACTURE CRITERION; FRACTURE LOCUS; FRACTURE SURFACES; GRAVITY DIE CASTING; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; LOCAL STRESS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PLASTIC STRAINS; SHEAR LOADINGS; STRESS TRIAXIALITY; TENSILE DUCTILITIES; TENSILE LOADINGS;

DUCTILE FRACTURE;

EID: 59649101427     PISSN: 05145163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2472/jsms.57.1173     Document Type: Article

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