Computer modeling of DC casting magnesium alloy WE43 rolling slabs

Magnesium Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 333-338

  Turski, M ^a   Grandfield, J F ^b   Wilks, T ^a   Davis, B ^a   DeLorme, R ^a   Cho, K ^c  

^a Magnesium Elektron Ltd   (United States)

^b Grandfield Technology Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer modeling; Cracking; DC casting; Elektron WE43; Magnesium

Indexed keywords

CAST MATERIAL; CAST SLABS; CASTING PARAMETERS; CASTING PROCESS; COMPUTER MODELING; CRACK FREE; CRACKING; DC CASTING; DIRECT CHILL CASTING; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FULLY-COUPLED; HIGH STRENGTH; MODELING PREDICTIONS; STRESS FIELD; THERMOCOUPLE MEASUREMENTS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACKING (CHEMICAL); CRACKS; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; THERMOCOUPLES; THERMOMETERS;

MAGNESIUM CASTINGS;

EID: 77952360264     PISSN: 15454150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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