Light alloys : from traditional alloys to nanocrystals

The definitive overview of the science and metallurgy of aluminum, magnesium, titanium and beryllium alloys, this is the only book available covering the background materials science, properties, manufacturing processes and applications of these key engineering metals in a single accessible volume....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Polmear, I. J.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Elsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann, 2006.
Edition4th ed.
Subjects
Light metals > Metallurgy.
Light metal alloys.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0080496105
9780080496108
0750663715
9780750663717
9786611014407
6611014403
1281014400
9781281014405
Physical Description1 online resource (xiv, 421 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface to the first edition
  • Preface to the second edition
  • Preface to the third edition
  • Preface to the fourth edition
  • Chapter 1. The light metals
  • 1.1 General introduction
  • 1.2 Production of aluminium
  • 1.3 Production of magnesium
  • 1.4 Production of titanium
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 2. Physical metallurgy of aluminium alloys
  • 2.1 Work hardening and annealing
  • 2.2 Principles of age hardening
  • 2.3 Ageing processes
  • 2.4 Corrosion
  • 2.5 Mechanical behaviour
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 3. Wrought aluminium alloys
  • 3.1 Production of wrought alloys
  • 3.2 Designation of alloys and tempers
  • 3.3 Non-heat-treatable alloys
  • 3.4 Heat-treatable alloys
  • 3.5 Joining
  • 3.6 Special products
  • Further Reading
  • Chapter 4. Cast aluminium alloys
  • 4.1 Designation, temper and characteristics of cast aluminium alloys
  • 4.2 Alloys based on the aluminium-silicon system
  • 4.3 Alloys based on the aluminium-copper system
  • 4.4 Aluminium-magnesium alloys
  • 4.5 Aluminium-zinc-magnesium alloys
  • 4.6 New casting processes
  • 4.7 Joining
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 5. Magnesium alloys
  • 5.1 Introduction to alloying behaviour
  • 5.2 Melting and casting
  • 5.3 Alloy designations and tempers
  • 5.4 Zirconium-free casting alloys
  • 5.5 Zirconium-containing casting alloys
  • 5.6 Wrought magnesium alloys
  • 5.7 Electrochemical aspects
  • 5.8 Fabrication of components
  • 5.9 Trends in applications of magnesium alloys
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 6. Titanium alloys
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 a-alloys
  • 6.3 a /b alloys
  • 6.4 b-alloys
  • 6.5 Fabrication
  • 6.6 Titanium alloy castings
  • 6.7 Engineering performance
  • 6.8 Applications of titanium alloys
  • Further reading
  • Chapter 7. Novel materials and processing methods
  • 7.1 Composites
  • 7.2 Metallic Foams
  • 7.3 Rapid solidification processing
  • 7.4 Quasicrystals
  • 7.5 Amorphous alloys
  • 7.6 Mechanical alloying
  • 7.7 Physical vapour deposition
  • 7.8 Nanophase alloys
  • 7.9 Titanium aluminides
  • Further reading
  • Appendix
  • Index
  • Last Page.

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