Refinement effect of cerium, calcium and strontium in AZ91 magnesium alloy

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3999-4004

  Liu, S F ^a   Li, B ^a   Wang, X H ^a   Su, W ^a   Han, H ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

AZ91 magnesium alloy; Calcium; Cerium; Microstructure refinement; Strontium

Indexed keywords

AZ91 MAGNESIUM ALLOY; EDS MICROANALYSIS; GRAIN REFINEMENT MECHANISMS; HIGHER DEGREES; MICROSTRUCTURE OBSERVATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE REFINEMENT; REFINEMENT EFFECTS; WATER-QUENCHED;

ALLOYS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CERIUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN GROWTH; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM PRINTING PLATES; METAL REFINING; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRONTIUM;

GRAIN REFINEMENT;

EID: 64249153560     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.09.020     Document Type: Article

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