Study of boride-reinforced aluminum matrix composites produced via centrifugal casting

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 338-345

  Adelakin, Tunde Kingsley ^a,b   Suárez, Oscar Marcelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Aluminum diboride; Aluminum dodecaboride; Aluminum matrix composite; Casting parameters; Centrifugal casting; Functionally graded material; Hardness; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DIBORIDE; ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITE; ALUMINUM MATRIX COMPOSITES; CASTING PARAMETERS; CENTRIFUGAL FORCES; COMPLEMENTARY ENERGY; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED; INTERNAL ZONES; PARTICLES CONCENTRATION; POURING TEMPERATURES; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; REINFORCED ALUMINUM; REINFORCING PARTICLES; ROCKWELL HARDNESS; ROTATIONAL SPEED; VICKERS MICROHARDNESS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BORIDES; CENTRIFUGAL CASTING; CENTRIFUGATION; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; HARDNESS; PROCESSING; REINFORCEMENT; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 79953231222     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426910903124829     Document Type: Article

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