The Correlation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of In-Situ Al-Mg2Si Cast Composite Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Microstructure
3.2. Density and Porosity Percentage
3.3. Mechanical Properties
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Material | Mg | Si | Fe | Ni | Zn | Ca | Cu | Ti | Al |
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Al-10% Mg2Si | 6.63 | 4.04 | 0.16 | 0.004 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.001 | 0.003 | Bal. |
Al-15% Mg2Si | 9.82 | 5.72 | 0.17 | 0.003 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.002 | 0.004 | Bal. |
Al-15% Mg2Si | 12.8 | 7.7 | 0.19 | 0.005 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.003 | 0.006 | Bal. |
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Chegini, M.; Shaeri, M.H.; Taghiabadi, R.; Chegini, S.; Djavanroodi, F. The Correlation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of In-Situ Al-Mg2Si Cast Composite Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing. Materials 2019, 12, 1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091553
Chegini M, Shaeri MH, Taghiabadi R, Chegini S, Djavanroodi F. The Correlation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of In-Situ Al-Mg2Si Cast Composite Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing. Materials. 2019; 12(9):1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091553
Chicago/Turabian StyleChegini, Mahdi, Mohammad Hossein Shaeri, Reza Taghiabadi, Sajjad Chegini, and Faramarz Djavanroodi. 2019. "The Correlation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of In-Situ Al-Mg2Si Cast Composite Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing" Materials 12, no. 9: 1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091553
APA StyleChegini, M., Shaeri, M. H., Taghiabadi, R., Chegini, S., & Djavanroodi, F. (2019). The Correlation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of In-Situ Al-Mg2Si Cast Composite Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing. Materials, 12(9), 1553. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12091553