Details

Title

Improving Mechanical and Physical Properties of 6061 Al Alloy via Nano-Aluminum and Ceramic Reinforcement using Gravity Casting

Journal title

Archives of Foundry Engineering

Yearbook

2025

Volume

vol. 25

Issue

No 4

Authors

Affiliation

Shaker, A.O. : AL-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Iraq ; Rodhan, Z.K. : AL-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Iraq ; Hadi, K.A. : AL-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Iraq

Keywords

Al₂O₃ ; Ductility ; Die casting ; Hardness ; Thermal conductivity

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

118-123

Publisher

The Katowice Branch of the Polish Academy of Sciences

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Date

30.12.2025

Type

Article

Identifier

DOI: 10.24425/afe.2025.155388
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