On the conjoint influence of heat treatment and lithium content on microstructure and mechanical properties of A380 aluminum alloy

Materials and Design

Volumn 59, Issue , 2014, Pages 377-382

  Karamouz, Mostafa ^a,b   Azarbarmas, Mortaza ^c,d   Emamy, Masoud ^b  

^a Kerman Graduate University of Technology   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c K N TOOSI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^d SAHAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminum alloy; Fractography; Heat treatment; Tensile properties

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ALLOYS; ASPECT RATIO; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; LITHIUM; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICON; TENSILE PROPERTIES;

ANALYSIS METHOD; BRITTLE CLEAVAGE; FRACTURE SURFACES; LITHIUM CONTENT; MICROSTRUCTURAL EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE PARTICLES; SPHEROIDIZED EUTECTIC SI PARTICLES;

HEAT TREATMENT;

EID: 84897076053     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2014.02.033     Document Type: Article

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