Improvement of the T6 heat treatment of rheocast alloy A356

Moller, H.; Stumpf, W.E; Govender, G.

dc.contributor.author	Moller, H.
dc.contributor.author	Govender, G.
dc.contributor.author	Stumpf, W.E
dc.contributor.other	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-29T13:34:49Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-29T13:34:49Z
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.date.issued	2010
dc.identifier.issn	16844998
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11462/561
dc.description	Published Article	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The heat treatment cycles that are currently applied to semi-solid processed components are mostly those that are in use for traditional dendritic alloys. These heat treatments are not necessarily the optimum heat treatments for SSM processing. The T6 heat treatment of aluminium alloys is a relatively expensive process and a reduction in treatment times would be advantageous. In order to improve the T6 heat treatment cycle for rheocast alloy A356, the effect of various parameters on the quality index were investigated. These included solution treatment time, natural aging time, artificial aging temperature and artificial aging time.	en_US
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dc.publisher	Journal for New Generation Sciences, Vol 8, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Journal for New Generation Sciences;Vol 8, Issue 2
dc.subject	Rheocasting	en_US
dc.subject	Heat treatment	en_US
dc.subject	Aluminium alloy A356	en_US
dc.title	Improvement of the T6 heat treatment of rheocast alloy A356	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.rights.holder	Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein