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Author Polmear, Ian

Title Light Alloys : Metallurgy of the Light Metals
Edition 5th ed
Published Oxford : Elsevier Science, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (545 pages)
Series Engineering professional collection
Contents Front Cover; Light Alloys; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the Third Edition; Preface to the Fourth Edition; Preface to the Fifth Edition; 1 The light metals; 1.1 General introduction; 1.1.1 Characteristics of light metals and alloys; 1.1.2 Beryllium; 1.1.3 Relative abundance; 1.1.4 Trends in production and applications; 1.1.5 Recycling; 1.2 Production of aluminium; 1.2.1 Bayer process for alumina recovery; 1.2.2 Production of aluminium by the Hall-Héroult process; 1.2.3 Alternative methods for producing aluminium
1.3 Production of magnesium1.3.1 Electrolytic extraction of magnesium; 1.3.2 Thermic processes; 1.4 Production of titanium; Further reading; 2 Physical metallurgy of aluminium alloys; 2.1 Work hardening and annealing; 2.1.1 Strain-hardening characteristics; 2.1.2 Substructure hardening; 2.1.3 Forming limit curves; 2.1.4 Textures; 2.1.5 Secondary work-hardening effects; 2.1.6 Annealing Behavior; 2.2 Principles of age hardening; 2.2.1 Decomposition of supersaturated solid solutions; 2.2.2 The GP zones solvus; 2.2.3 Precipitate-free zones at grain boundaries; 2.2.4 Microalloying effects
2.2.5 Hardening mechanisms2.3 Ageing processes; 2.3.1 Precipitation sequences; 2.3.2 Clustering phenomena; 2.3.3 GPB zones in Al-Cu-Mg alloys; 2.3.4 Intermediate precipitates; 2.3.5 Secondary precipitation; 2.4 Corrosion; 2.4.1 Surface oxide film; 2.4.2 Contact with dissimilar metals; 2.4.3 Influence of alloying elements and impurities; 2.4.4 Crevice corrosion; 2.4.5 Cavitation corrosion; 2.4.6 Waterline corrosion; 2.4.7 Metallurgical and thermal treatments; 2.5 Mechanical behaviour; 2.5.1 Tensile properties; 2.5.2 Toughness; 2.5.3 Fatigue; 2.5.4 Stress-corrosion cracking
2.5.5 Corrosion fatigue2.5.6 Creep; Further reading; 3 Casting of Light alloys; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Solidification of light alloys; 3.2.1 Grain formation; Nucleation of the primary phase ; Grain growth and morphology ; 3.2.2 Eutectic solidification; 3.3 Grain refinement; 3.3.1 Factors influencing grain refinement; 3.3.2 Grain refinement by refinement methods and inoculation with master alloys; Aluminium alloys ; Magnesium alloys ; 3.4 Castability; 3.4.1 Fluidity; 3.4.2 Volumetric shrinkage; 3.4.3 Porosity; 3.4.4 Hot tearing; 3.5 Casting processes; 3.5.1 Introduction; 3.5.2 Melting
Aluminium alloys Magnesium alloys ; 3.5.3 High-pressure die casting; Aluminium alloys ; Die soldering ; Heat treatment ; Magnesium alloys ; 3.5.4 Semi-solid processing; 3.5.5 Squeeze casting; 3.5.6 Gravity and low-pressure casting processes; 3.5.7 Sand and precision sand casting processes; Sand casting ; Cosworth process ; ILP Process ; 3.6 New casting processes; 3.6.1 T-Mag; 3.6.2 Ablation casting; 3.6.3 Application of external fields; Melt conditioning ; Ultrasound and magnetic fields ; 3.6.4 Twin-roll casting of magnesium; 3.7 Joining; Further Reading; 4 Wrought aluminium alloys
Summary Providing a definitive, single volume overview on the light alloys, this book presents new material on the processing, characteristics, and applications of these essential metals, and covers the latest applications and processes in the auto and aero industries. -- Edited summary from book
Notes 4.1 Production of wrought alloys
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Manufacturing processes.
Materials science.
Materials.
manufacturing.
Manufacturing processes
Materials
Materials science
Form Electronic book
Author StJohn, David
Nie, Jian-Feng
Qian, Ma
ISBN 9780080994307
008099430X