Microstructure, tensile and fatigue properties of the Al-10%Si-2%Cu alloy with different Fe and Mn content cast under controlled conditions

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 5669-5679

  Ceschini, Lorella ^a   Boromei, Iuri ^a   Morri, Alessandro ^a   Seifeddine, Salem ^b   Svensson, Ingvar L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Al Si Cu alloys; Fatigue; Iron based intermetallics; Microstructure; Secondary dendrite arm spacing; Tensile tests

Indexed keywords

AL-SI-CU ALLOYS; FATIGUE; IRON-BASED INTERMETALLICS; SECONDARY DENDRITE ARM SPACING; TENSILE TESTS;

ALUMINUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; COOLING; COPPER ALLOYS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEFECTS; DENDRITES (METALLOGRAPHY); MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MICROCRYSTALLINE SILICON; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTING INTERMETALLICS; SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; TITRATION;

IRON ALLOYS;

EID: 67650741447     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2009.05.030     Document Type: Article

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