Microstructural characterization of high pressure die cast Mg-Zn-Al-RE alloys

Materials Characterization

Volumn 65, Issue , 2012, Pages 28-36

  Xiao, Wenlong ^a,b   Zhu, Suming ^a   Easton, Mark A ^a   Dargusch, Matthew S ^b   Gibson, Mark A ^c   Nie, Jian Feng ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

High pressure die casting; Magnesium alloys; Mg Zn Al RE; Microstructure; Solidification

Indexed keywords

AL CONTENT; DENDRITIC MICROSTRUCTURE; HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTING; HIGH PRESSURE DIE CASTS; INTERMETALLIC PHASIS; MG-ZN-AL-RE; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; OPTICAL OBSERVATIONS; TERNARY PHASE; ZN CONTENT;

DIE CASTING; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MICROSTRUCTURE; RHENIUM ALLOYS; SOLIDIFICATION; ZINC; ZINC ALLOYS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84856058525     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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