Submerged friction stir processing of AZ31 Magnesium alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 133-137

  Darras, Basil ^a   Kishta, Emad ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

AZ31 Magnesium alloy; Friction stir processing; Microstructure; Tensile properties; Thermal boundaries

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

AZ31 MAGNESIUM; AZ31 MAGNESIUM ALLOY; FRICTION STIR; FRICTION STIR PROCESSING; HEATING AND COOLING RATES; MICROSTRUCTURAL MODIFICATION; PEAK TEMPERATURES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBMERGED FRICTION STIR PROCESSING; THERMAL BOUNDARY; THERMAL FIELD; THERMAL HISTORY; ULTRAFINE; WARM WATER;

GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE;

EID: 84872441958     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.12.026     Document Type: Article

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