Fundamentals of Aluminium Metallurgy: Recent Advances updates the very successful book Fundamentals of Aluminium Metallurgy. As the technologies related to casting and forming of aluminum components are rapidly improving, with new technologies generating alternative manufacturing methods that improve competitiveness, this book is a timely resource. Sections provide an overview of recent research breakthroughs, methods and techniques of advanced manufacture, including additive manufacturing and 3D printing, a comprehensive discussion of the status of metalcasting technologies, including sand casting, permanent mold casting, pressure diecastings and investment casting, and recent information on advanced wrought alloy development, including automotive bodysheet materials, amorphous glassy materials, and more. Target readership for the book includes PhD students and academics, the casting industry, and those interested in new industrial opportunities and advanced products. Includes detailed and specific information on the processing of aluminum alloys, including additive manufacturing and advanced casting techniquesWritten for a broad ranging readership, from academics, to those in the industry who need to know about the latest techniques for working with aluminumComprehensive, up-to-date coverage, with the most recent advances in the industry INDICE: 1. Recent Advances in Aluminium Metallurgy: Research and Development 2. New Research Techniques in Aluminium Alloy Development 3. Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium 4. How to Design and Buy Aluminium Castings 5. Aluminium Investment Casting and Rapid Prototyping for aerospace applications 6. Sand Casting of Aluminium 7. Prototyping and additive manufacturing of aluminium sand castings 8. Advances in Permanent Mold Casting and Low Pressure casting 9. New high pressure diecasting technologies 10. High Integrity Diecasting 11. Thermal Conductivity of Aluminium Diecastings 12. Advanced Casting technologies using melt shear 13. Ultrasonic Melt treatment 14. Automotive wrought alloys 15. Machining aluminium 16.Advanced joining technologies 17. Aluminium Lithium Alloys 18. Aluminium Scandium Alloys 19.Metastability and glassy aluminium alloys 20. Control of distortion in heat treatment
- ISBN: 978-0-08-102063-0
- Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 450
- Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2018
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés