Experimental Studies of Self Healing Behaviour of Under-Aged Al-Mg-Si Alloys and 60Sn-40Pb Alloy Reinforced Aluminium Metal-Metal Composites
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52698#.VKDJJcCAM4 Author(s) Kenneth Kanayo Alaneme 1,2* , Oluwafemi Isaac Omosule 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria . 2 Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Campus, University of Namibia, Ongwediva, Namibia . ABSTRACT Experimental studies to demonstrate self healing potentials of Al-Mg-Si alloy were undertaken in this research work. Self healing exploring secondary precipitation in the Al-Mg-Si alloy and use of low melting metallic alloy reinforcement (60Sn-40Pb alloy) were used as basis for th...