The effect of Al-8B grain refiner and heat treatment conditions on the microstructure, mechanical properties and dry sliding wear behavior of an Al-12Zn-3Mg-2.5Cu aluminum alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 38, Issue , 2012, Pages 64-73

  Alipour, M ^a   Azarbarmas, M ^b   Heydari, F ^c   Hoghoughi, M ^d   Alidoost, M ^c   Emamy, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; AVERAGE GRAIN SIZE; DRY SLIDING WEAR; GRAIN REFINER; HEAT TREATMENT CONDITIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTIONS; SLIDING WEAR; T6 HEAT TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HEAT TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE TESTING; WEAR OF MATERIALS; ZINC;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84857661749     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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