Casting Imperfections and the Fatigue Life of Al-Si Casti...
Ammar, Hany / Samuel, Fawzy
Aluminum-silicon castings show great promise for several fields of engineering applications. The use of these casting components under conditions of cyclic loading has generated more interest in their fatigue properties. The fatigue performance of these alloys is strongly dependent on two factors: casting defects such as porosity, oxide films and inclusions found in the castings after production, and the microstructural constituents and featur...