Microstructure and mechanical properties of high strength die-casting Al-Mg-Si-Mn alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 451-456

  Hu, Zuqi ^a   Wan, Li ^a   Wu, Shusen ^a   Wu, Han ^a   Liu, Xueqiang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Fatigue fracture; High pressure die casting; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

AGE TREATMENT; AL-MG-SI-MN ALLOYS; AS-CAST; FATIGUE FRACTURE; FATIGUE LIMIT; FRACTURE SURFACES; HIGH STRENGTH; HIGH-PRESSURE DIE CASTING; MASS PRODUCTION; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; SECURITY COMPONENTS; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS; SURFACE PORES; ULTIMATE TENSILE STRENGTH; XRD;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; DIE CASTING; FATIGUE TESTING; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CASTINGS; MANGANESE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SILICON; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84870505436     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.10.020     Document Type: Article

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