Study on laser welding of AA1100-16 vol.% B 4C metal-matrix composites

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2400-2408

  Guo, J ^a,b   Gougeon, P ^b   Chen, X G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

A. Metal matrix composites (MMCs); Al B 4C; B. Mechanical properties; B. Microstructure; E. Joints joining

Indexed keywords

AL-B 4C; E. JOINTS/JOINING; FILLER WIRE; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; FRACTURE SURFACES; INHOMOGENEITIES; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; NEEDLE-LIKE; PHASE FORMATIONS; PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT; THICK FOILS; WELD ZONE; WELDING PROCESS;

ALUMINUM; LASER BEAM WELDING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; NEEDLES; WELDS;

METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 84861189903     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2011.11.044     Document Type: Article

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