Purpose: The main objective of this study was development of determination of phase fraction methodology in cast magnesium alloy containing aluminum and rare earth elements. Design/methodology/approach: The study was conducted on magnesium alloy containing 4 %wt. aluminum and 4 %wt. mixture of rare earth elements (mischmetal) in the as-cast condition. The mischmetal includes cerium, lanthanum, ...

Porosity is a major concern in the production of light metal parts. This work aims to identify some of the mechanisms of microporosity formation during the gravity-poured castings of magnesium alloy AE42. Two graphite plate molds and a ceramic cylindrical mold were selected to produce a wide range of cooling rates. Temperature data during cooling was acquired with type K thermocouples at 60 Hz ...

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Sandia National Laboratories, California (SNL) are collaborating on the development of new techniques to study damage evolution and growth in material specimens subjected to mechanical loading. These techniques include metallography, radiography, computed tomography (CT) and modeling. The material specimens being studied include cast magnesium a...

The article is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the coating component from Ford Fo-cus 1.0 l EcoBoost engine. It one pair materially identical aluminum gears connected by drive pulley and drive. Aluminum gear components are surface treated with mixture metal powders using PVD technology, where goal increase hardness, abrasion resistance heat base material. chemical composition basic mater...

Fig. 2 Microstructure of as-cast Au22%Al showing the “purple plague,” AuAl2 intermetallic (reddish), surrounded by the Al-AuAl2 eutectic after polishing to a 1 lm finish. Magnification bar is 50 lm long. Fig. 1 Microstructure of a porous high-carbon steel powder metallurgy specimen infiltrated with copper showing the natural color of the copper, which is easier to see when the steel has been ti...