Laser surface alloying of aluminum (AA1200) with Ni and SiC powders

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1397-1403

  Mabhali, L A B ^a,b   Pityana, S L ^a   Sacks, N ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Al4C3; Intermetallic compounds; Laser surface alloying; Metal matrix composite; Surface hardness

Indexed keywords

AL4C3; INTERMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; LASER SURFACE ALLOYING; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE; SURFACE HARDNESS;

ALLOYING; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; HARDNESS; INTERMETALLICS; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; POWDER METALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON CARBIDE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 78650902367     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2010.498073     Document Type: Article

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