Development of Al356/SiCp cast composites by injection of SiCp containing composite powders

Materials and Design

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1895-1902

  Amirkhanlou, Sajjad ^a   Niroumand, Behzad ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites; C. Casting; E. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE SIZE; C. CASTING; CAST COMPOSITES; CASTING METHOD; COMPOCASTING; COMPOSITE POWDERS; E. MECHANICAL; HIGH POROSITY; IN-SITU; LIQUID STATE; MATRIX; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEMI-SOLID STATE; SIC PARTICLES; STIR CASTING; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION; YIELD STRENGTH;

AGGLOMERATION; ALUMINUM; LIQUID METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METALS; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; POWDER METALS; SILICON CARBIDE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 79251618547     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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