Effect of substituting cerium-rich mischmetal with lanthanum on microstructure and mechanical properties of die-cast Mg-Al-RE alloys

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2372-2378

  Zhang, Jinghuai ^a,b,d   Yu, Peng ^c   Liu, Ke ^a,b,d   Fang, Daqing ^a,d   Tang, Dingxiang ^a,d   Meng, Jian ^a  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c CHANGCHUN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d Changchun Seem ay Magnesium Co Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Lanthanum; Mechanical properties; Mg Al RE alloy; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

CREEP PROPERTIES; DIE CASTS; MG-AL-RE ALLOY; MISCH METALS; RARE EARTH CONTENTS; THERMAL STABILITIES;

ALLOYS; CERIUM; CERIUM ALLOYS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; CREEP; DIES; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LANTHANUM; LANTHANUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; RHENIUM ALLOYS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 67349220002     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.10.028     Document Type: Article

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