Fabrication of Al/A206-Al2O3 nano/micro composite by combining ball milling and stir casting technology

Materials and Design

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 347-359

  Tahamtan, S ^a   Halvaee, A ^a   Emamy, M ^a   Zabihi, M S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b IRANIAN NATIONAL CENTER FOR LASER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ball milling; Interface reaction; Mechanical stirring; Metal matrix composite; Microstructure

Indexed keywords

ALLOYS; ALUMINA; BALL MILLING; METALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MILLING (MACHINING); POWDERS; REINFORCEMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CASTING TEMPERATURES; INTERFACE REACTIONS; LIQUIDUS TEMPERATURE; MECHANICAL STIRRING; METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES; NANO/MICRO COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT PARTICLES; REINFORCING PARTICLES;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 84875032047     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.01.032     Document Type: Article

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