The heat treatment of Al-Si-Cu-Mg casting alloys

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 210, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1249-1259

  Sjölander, Emma ^a   Seifeddine, Salem ^a  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cast aluminium alloys; Heat treatment; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AGEING TEMPERATURE; AL-SI-CU-MG CASTING ALLOYS; AL-SI-MG; AL-SI-MG ALLOY; ALUMINIUM-SILICON; ARTIFICIAL AGEING; CAST ALUMINIUM; CAST ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; CASTING ALLOY; EQUILIBRIUM PHASE DIAGRAMS; MG ALLOY; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; NATURAL AGEING; PRECIPITATION SEQUENCE; QUENCH RATE; SI-CU ALLOYS; SOLUTION TREATMENT TEMPERATURES; SOLUTION TREATMENTS; TEMPERATURE RANGE; YIELD STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CERIUM ALLOYS; COPPER ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICON; SILICON ALLOYS; TERNARY SYSTEMS; YIELD STRESS;

HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 77955277825     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2010.03.020     Document Type: Review

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