Processing of Al-Mg/Al 2O 3 interpenetrating composites by pressureless infiltration

Institute of Cast Metals Engineers - 67th World Foundry Congress, wfc06: Casting the Future

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 568-575

  Chang, H ^a   Binner, J G P ^a   Higginson, R L ^a   Sambrook, R ^b  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Hi Por Ceramics Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Al 2O 3 foams; Al Mg alloys; Interpenetrating composites; Microstructure; Pressureless infiltration

Indexed keywords

AL-MG ALLOY; HOLDING TIME; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; INFILTRATION KINETICS; INTERCONNECTED POROSITY; INTERPENETRATING COMPOSITES; MG CONTENT; PRESSURELESS INFILTRATION; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; PROCESSING WINDOWS;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOUNDRIES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROCESSING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84867874850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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