On the ability of producing FGMs with an AlSi12 aluminium alloy by using centrifugal casting

International Journal of Materials and Product Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 30-43

  Chirita, G ^a   Stefanescu, I ^a   Soares, D F ^b   Silva, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b DUNAREA DE JOS UNIVERSITY OF GALATI   (Romania)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Centrifugal casting; FGMs; Functionally graded materials

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM CASTINGS; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CENTRIFUGAL CASTING; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; METAL CASTING; SILICON ALLOYS;

CENTRIFUGAL EFFECT; G-VALUES; METALLURGICAL PROPERTIES;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 77955211632     PISSN: 02681900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMPT.2010.034258     Document Type: Article

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