Mechanical Properties of Thixoforged In Situ Mg2Sip/AM60B Composite at Elevated Temperatures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Microstructures of As-Cast, Semisolid, and Thixoforged Composite and Thixoforged AM60B Alloy
3.2. Tensile Properties of the Thixoforged Composite at Different Testing Temperatures
3.3. Strengthening Mechanisms of the Mg2Si Particle
3.4. Effect of Initial Strain Rate on Tensile Properties
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, S.; Chen, T.; Zhou, J.; Xiu, D.; Li, T.; Cheng, K. Mechanical Properties of Thixoforged In Situ Mg2Sip/AM60B Composite at Elevated Temperatures. Metals 2018, 8, 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8020106
Zhang S, Chen T, Zhou J, Xiu D, Li T, Cheng K. Mechanical Properties of Thixoforged In Situ Mg2Sip/AM60B Composite at Elevated Temperatures. Metals. 2018; 8(2):106. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8020106
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Suqing, Tijun Chen, Jixue Zhou, Dapeng Xiu, Tao Li, and Kaiming Cheng. 2018. "Mechanical Properties of Thixoforged In Situ Mg2Sip/AM60B Composite at Elevated Temperatures" Metals 8, no. 2: 106. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8020106