Microstructure and mechanical properties of a Mg-rare earth based alloy Am-SC1

Magnesium Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 243-248

  Gibson, M A ^a   Bettles, C J ^a,b   Zhu, S M ^b   Easton, M A ^b   Nie, J F ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Creep resistance; Mg RE alloy; Microstructure; Precipitate; TEM

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CREEP BEHAVIOUR; DIFFUSION CONTROLLED; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LENGTH SCALE; MG ALLOY; MG-RE ALLOY; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOULD CASTING; NANOMETRES; SAND CASTING ALLOYS; TEM;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; CREEP; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; RHENIUM ALLOYS;

CREEP RESISTANCE;

EID: 70349522162     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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