Microstructure and mechanical properties evolution of 6061 aluminum alloy formed by forward thixoextrusion process

Materials and Design

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 784-790

  Abolhasani, D ^a   Ezatpour, H R ^b   Sajjadi, S A ^b   Abolhasani, Q ^c  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

^c Ferdowsi University of Mashhad   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloys; Forward thixoextrusion; Semisolid material temperature; Tool temperature

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

6061 ALUMINUM ALLOYS; GLOBULAR MICROSTRUCTURES; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEMI-SOLID MATERIALS; SEMI-SOLID METAL PROCESSING; THIXO-EXTRUSION; THIXOFORMING PROCESS; TOOL TEMPERATURES;

METAL FORMING;

EID: 84875030729     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.01.079     Document Type: Article

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