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has been cited by the following article:

• TITLE: Models for Assessment and Computational Analysis of Hardness of the Heat Affected Zone in Water Cooled Aluminum Weldment

  AUTHORS: C. I. Nwoye, C. N. Anyakwo, E. Obidiegwu, N. E. Nwankwo

  KEYWORDS: Model, Hardness, Heat Affected Zone, Aluminum Weldments, Mild Steel, Cast Iron.

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Minerals and Materials Characterization and Engineering, Vol.10 No.8, June 27, 2011

  ABSTRACT: Models have been derived for assessment and computational analysis of the hardness of the heat affected zone (HAZ) in aluminum weldment. The general model; γ = 1.2714[(αβ/α + β)] was found to predict the HAZ hardness of aluminum weldment cooled in water as a function of the HAZ hardness of both mild steel and cast iron welded and cooled under the same conditions. The maximum deviations of the model-predicted HAZ hardness values γ, α and β from the corresponding experimental values γexp, αexp and βexp were less than 0.02% respectively.