Determination of lattice orientation in aluminium alloy grains by low energy gallium ion-channelling

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms

Volumn 268, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 2064-2068

  Silk, Jonathan R ^a   Dashwood, Richard J ^b   Chater, Richard J ^c  

^a Alloy Customer Technical Service Department   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AA2124; Channelling contrast; Extrusion; Fine grain aluminium alloy; Gallium FIB microscopy; Internal reference; Lattice orientation; Powder metallurgy MMC; Silicon carbide particulate

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; FINE GRAINS; INTERNAL REFERENCE; LATTICE ORIENTATION; LATTICE ORIENTATIONS;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; EXTRUSION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; ION SOURCES; IONS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; METALLURGY; POWDER METALS; SECONDARY EMISSION; SILICON CARBIDE;

SILICON ALLOYS;

EID: 77953139295     PISSN: 0168583X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nimb.2010.02.056     Document Type: Article

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