Effect of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) on microstructure and properties of Al-SiCp composites

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3554-3559

  Ramu, G ^a,b   Bauri, Ranjit ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex   (India)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties (E); Metal matrix composites (A); Stir casting (C)

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; AS-CAST; COMPOSITE GRAINS; COMPRESSION TESTS; GRAIN SIZE; MATRIX MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES (E); METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES (A); MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; PURE ALUMINIUM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATIONS; STIR CASTING; STIR CASTING (C); UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION;

ALUMINUM; COMPRESSION TESTING; EQUAL CHANNEL ANGULAR PRESSING; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTING; METAL REFINING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRESSING (FORMING); REINFORCEMENT; SILICON CARBIDE;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 67349099408     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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