Influence of equal channel angular extrusion processing parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Al-Y-Zn alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 575-583

  Zhao, Zude ^a   Chen, Qiang ^a   Chao, Hongying ^b   Hu, Chuankai ^a   Huang, Shuhai ^a  

^a Southwest Technique and Engineering Institute   (China)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Magnesium alloy; Mechanical properties; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

AS-CAST; BACK PRESSURES; EQUAL CHANNEL ANGULAR EXTRUSION; GRAIN SIZE; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ONE-PASS; PRECIPITATED PHASE; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE RANGE;

ALLOYS; ALUMINUM; BILLETS (METAL BARS); EXTRUSION; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROCESSING; TEMPERATURE; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 77958455421     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.08.020     Document Type: Article

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