Thixomolding® of magnesium automotive components

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages

  Lebeau, S E ^a   Yamamoto, Y ^b   Sakamoto, K ^b  

^a Thixomat Inc   (United States)

^b MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURE; CREEP; INJECTION MOLDING; MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENT; COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT; CREEP PERFORMANCE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; PROPERTIES AND MICROSTRUCTURES; SEMI-SOLID STATE; SINGLE-STEP PROCESS;

MAGNESIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 85072465194     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/980087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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