Effect of Ce-rich misch metal addition on squeeze cast microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ81 alloy

Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China (English Edition)

Volumn 18, Issue SPEC. ISSUE 1, 2008, Pages

  Liao, Hui Min ^a   Long, Si Yuan ^a,b   Guo, Cun Bao ^a   Zhu, Zhi Bing ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys   (China)

Author keywords

AZ81 alloy; Cerium rich misch metal; Mechanical properties; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM; GRAIN REFINEMENT; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; RARE EARTH ALLOYS; SQUEEZE CASTING;

CAST MAGNESIUM ALLOY; CAST MICROSTRUCTURE; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; MISCH METAL; OPTIMAL VALUES; RE ADDITIONS; TENSILE FRACTURES;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 71649111273     PISSN: 10036326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1003-6326(10)60172-0     Document Type: Article

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