The wear rates and performance of three mold insert materials

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 643-648

  Zhong, Z W ^a   Leong, M H ^a   Liu, X D ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Delta Optics Technologies Pte Ltd   (Singapore)

Author keywords

A. Non ferrous metals and alloys; C. Machining; C. Molding

Indexed keywords

6061 ALUMINUM ALLOYS; C. MACHINING; C. MOLDING; HARDNESS VALUES; LENS SURFACE; MEASURING MACHINES; MOLD INSERTS; NONFERROUS METALS AND ALLOYS; RAPIDLY SOLIDIFIED; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SURFACE PROFILOMETERS; TOXIC ELEMENTS; TRIBOMETERS; WEAR RATES;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM COPPER ALLOYS; ALUMINUM METALLURGY; BERYLLIUM; DIE CASTING INSERTS; MACHINING; MOLDING; MOLDS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; PLASTIC LENSES; PLASTICS; RAPID SOLIDIFICATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; TERNARY SYSTEMS; VICKERS HARDNESS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ALLOYS;

EID: 77958472310     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.08.008     Document Type: Article

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