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Effect of Duplex Ageing on the Properties of A356 Alloy Containing Rare Earth Elements

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Reduced weight of automobiles for the purpose of fuel economy has encouraged the use of light metals especially aluminium alloys. A356 Al alloy containing 7% Si and 0.3% Mg is widely used in automobile and aircraft industries due to excellent castability, good corrosion resistance and good pressure tightness. A356 is age hardenable alloy and there is appreciable improvement in strength and hardness achievable due to precipitation of intermetallic compound Mg2Si. In the present investigation, aluminium alloy A356 with and without rare earth (RE) addition (0.5 wt%) was subjected to single ageing as well as double aging treatment. The results were compared for mechanical properties like hardness and ultimate tensile strength with the material not containing RE additions.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, SVNIT, Surat, 395007, India

    J. Menghani

  2. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, M S University of Baroda, Baroda, 390001, India

    S. K. Agrawal, Vikram Agarwal & Dhaval Bhatt

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Menghani, J., Agrawal, S.K., Agarwal, V. et al. Effect of Duplex Ageing on the Properties of A356 Alloy Containing Rare Earth Elements. Trans Indian Inst Met 65, 107–109 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-011-0113-6

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