Investigation of the electro-spark deposition of a nano-structured eutectic aluminum-silicon coating

Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2009, MS and T'09

Volumn 4, Issue , 2009, Pages 2535-2541

  Heard, D ^a   Milligan, J ^a   Brochu, M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aluminum silicon alloys; Coating; Electro spark deposition

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE WEARS; ALUMINUM SUBSTRATE; ALUMINUM-SILICON ALLOYS; CAST ALUMINUM; CAVITATION EROSION; ELECTROSPARK DEPOSITION; EUTECTIC COMPOSITION; GRAIN SIZE; HEAT INPUT; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; HIGH STRENGTH; LOW DENSITY; NANO-STRUCTURED; SEM; SILICON COATINGS; SILICON ELECTRODE; WEAR-RESISTANT COATING;

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM CASTINGS; COATINGS; ELECTRIC SPARKS; EUTECTICS; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL CASTING; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM COATINGS;

EID: 77649168807     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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