Application of aluminum alloys
Learn about the wide range of applications for aluminum alloys. From building and construction to consumer durables and machinery, these alloys offer versatility and performance.
In the book “Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys” – ASM Speciality Handbook
/ ed. J.R. Davis
Introduction to Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
- General Introduction
- Aluminum Production
- Aluminum Alloys
- Heat-Treatable and Non- Heat-Treatable Alloys
- Properties
- Manufactured Forms
- Standartized Products
- Engineered Products
- Fabrication Characteristics
- Finishes
- Mechanical Finishes
- Chemical Finishes
- Electrolitic Finishes
- Non-Electrolitic Coatings
- Product Classifications
- Building and Construction Applications
- Containers and packings
- Transportation
- Electrical Applications
- Consumer Durables
- Machinery and Equipment
- Other Applications
- Aluminum Alloys
- Alloy and Temper Designation Systems
- Wrought Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Designation System
- Cast Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Designation System
- Designation for Experimental Alloys
- Cross-Referencing of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Products
- Temper Designation System for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
- Basic Temper Designtions
- System for Strain-Hardened Products
- System for Heat-Treatable Alloys
- System for Annealed Products
- Designation of Unregistered Tempers
- Foreign Temper Designations
- Physical Metallurgy
- Phases in Aluminum Alloys
- Strengthening Mechanisms
- Non-Heat-Treatable Alloys
- Heat-Treatable Alloys
- Effect of Metallurgical Factors on Processing
- Effect of Metallurgical Factors on Properties
- General Effects of Alloying
- Specific Alloying Elements and Impurities
- Recycling Technology
- Recyclability of Aluminum
- The Recycling Loop
- Recycling Trends
- Technological Aspects of Aluminum Recycling
- Can Recycling Technology
- Process Developments
- Automobile Scrap recycling Technology
Selection and Applications of Aluminum Alloys
Wrought Products
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- General Characteristics of Wrought Alloys
- Types of Wrought Products
- Design of Shapes
- Applications of Wrought Alloys
- Properties of Wrought Aluminum Alloys
Foundry Products
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- Alloy Designations
- Effects of Alloying
- Alloy Systems
- Selection Of Casting Alloys
- Structure Control
- Casting Processes
- Temper Designations and Practices
- Principle Of Heat Treatment
- Heat Treating Problems
- Stability
- Natural versus Artificial Property Development
- Hot Isostatic Pressing
- Cleaning and Finishing
- Welding
- Machining
- Properties of Aluminum Casting Alloys
- Physical Properties
- Hot Cracking
- Mechanical Properties
- Corrosion
Aluminum-Lithium Alloys
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- Physical Metallurgy
- Alloy Development
- Current AI-LI-X Alloys and Their Applications
- Manufacturing
- Commercial Aluminum-Lithium Alloys
- Weldalite 049
- Alloy 2090
- Alloy 2091
- Alloy 8090
Powder Metallurgy Alloys
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- Pressed and Sintered Aluminum P/M Alloys
- Aluminum P/M Part Processing
- Properties of Sintered Parts
- Applications for Sintered Parts
- High-Strength P/M Aluminum Alloys
- Advantages of Aluminum P/M Technology
- High-Strength Aluminum P/M Processing
- Powder Production
- Mechanical Attrition Process
- Powder Degassing and Consolidation
- High Room-Temperature StrengthAlloys
with Improved Corrosion Resistance and SCC Resistance - P/M Alloys with Improved Elevated-Temperature Properties
- High-Modulus and/or Low-Density Alloys
- New Directions in Aluminum P/M Research
Aluminum-Matrix Composites
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- Reinforcements
- MMC Designation System
- Discontinuous AI-MMCs
- Stir Casting
- Squeeze Casting
- Rheocasting
- liquid-Metal Infiltration
- Spray Deposition
- Powder Metallurgy
- Extrusion
- Continuous Aluminum MMCs
- Corrosion Behavior
- Tribological Behavior
Aluminum Coatings
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- Applications
- Continuous Hot-Dip Coating of Mill products
- Aluminum-Zinc Coatings
- Microstructure
- Coating Process
- Corrosion Resistance
- Aluminum-Zinc-Coated Sheet
- Batch Hot-Dip Coating of Parts
- Coating of High-Production Parts
- Pack Diffusion Processes
- Slurry Processes
- Thermal Spraying
- Coating Selection
- Typical Process Parameters
- Cladding by Rolling
- Vacuum Deposition
- Ion Vapor Deposition
- Electroplating
Fabrication and Finishing Aluminium Alloys
- Molten Aluminum Processing and Casting
- Forming
- Forging
- Extrusion
- Powder Metallurgy Processing
- Heat Treating
- Machining
- Welding
- Brazing and Soldering
- Adhesive Bonding
- Cleaning, Finishing, and Coating
Metallography, Microstructures, and Phase Diagrams
- Metallographic Practices
- Microstructures of Aluminum Alloys
- Solidification Structures of Aluminum Alloys Ingots
- Solidification Structures of Aluminum-Silicon Alloy Castings
- Phase Diagrams
Properties of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
- Corrosion Behavior
- Tribological Behavior
- Properties of Pure Aluminium
- Properties of Wrought Aluminum Alloys
- Properties of Cast Aluminum Alloys
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