Fundamentals of Aluminium Metallurgy: Recent Advances
Edited by Roger Lumley (2018)
BRIEF CONTENTS
Introduction: Aluminium, the Strategic Material
Chapter 1. New Research Techniques in Aluminium Alloy Development
- Introduction
- Transmission Electron Microscopy
- The Influence of Cu on Hardness and Microstructure in Al-Mg-Si Alloys
- Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering
- Combinational and Correlative Characterization Approaches
- Conclusion
Chapter 2. Additive Manufacturing of Aluminium-Based Alloys and Composites
- Introduction
- Additive Manufacturing Processes for Aluminium Alloys
- Aluminium Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
- Aluminium-Matrix Composites by AM
- Summary
Chapter 3. How to Design and Buy Aluminium Castings
- The Design Process
- Elements of Good Casting Design
- Equal and Unequal Sections
- Junctions
- Gates, Risers, and Rigging
- The Relationship Between Casting Method, Number of Parts, and Acjievable Tolerances
- Specification of Safety Factors
- Factors of Safety on Critical Applications
- Factors of Safety and Materials With Uncertainties
- Casting Factors
- Specification of NDT
- Rework and In-Process Welding
- Summary
Chapter 4. Aluminium Investment Casting and Rapid Prototyping for Aerospace Applications
- Introduction
- The Pattern
- Rapid Prototyping for Investment Casting
- The Production of High-Integrity Investment Casting
- Towards a Fundamental Understanding of the Requirements of Casting Factor 1.0 and a Quality Model for Premium Aluminium Investment Casting
- Experiments
- Comparison to Production Components and Test Bars
- Determinations and Verification of Casting Factor 1.0 for a Premium Investment Casting Process Using A-356-T6 Alloy
- Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 5. Advances in the Sand Casting of Aluminium Alloys
- Introduction
- Moulding Types
- Ablation Casting
- Alternative Casting Methods
- Printed Sand Moulds and Cores for Casting
Chapter 6. New Hypoeutectic/Hypereutectic Die-Casting Alloys and New Permanent Mould Casting Alloys That Rely on Strontium for Their Die Soldering Resistance
- Introduction
- The Elements that Provides Die Soldering Resistance at the Lowest Volume Fraction Means Lower Mn and Higher Fe Can Be Used in Structural Aluminium Die-Casting Alloys
- Strontium, Its Thermodynamics in Aluminium Melt and Its Measured Benefits in Providing Die Soldering Resistance as Strontium Aluminate at 500 ppm
- Using Strontium in Permanent Mold Alloys to Create the Low-Pressure PM Casting Process Without a Die Coating and 16 New PM Casting Alloys
- Using Strontium to Create Unique Microstructures for Die Cast Hypereutectic Al-Si-(Cu)-Mg Alloys Having Elongation Over 2%
- Structural Aluminium Die-Casting Alloys With the Same Numeric Designations as Existing Registered PM and Die-Casting Aluminium Association Alloys
- Analysing Effects of Iron on T5 Mechanical Properties for B380, 387, 362, F380, and 368 Using Quality Index
- Orthorhombic Titanium Aluminides:
Chapter 7. Thermal Conductivity of Aluminium High-Pressure Die Castings
- Introduction
- Motor
- Voltage Inverter
- Thermal Conductivity of Metals and Allys
- Values of Thermal Conductivity for Aluminium Castings
- The Role of Alloy Composition and Heat Treatment on Thermal Conductivity of Die Castings
- Age Hardening
- Alloys 1 and 2
- Alloys 3-5
- Microstructures
- Summary
Chapter 8. Advanced Casting Technologies Using High Shear Melt Conditioning
- Introduction
- High Shear Melt Conditioned Direct-Chill Casting of Al Alloys
- Reduction of Macrosegregation and Microporosity
- Efficient Degassing of Aluminium Alloy Melts by High Shear Melt Conditioning Technology
- Physical Modelling of the High Shear Processing
- Summary
Chapter 9. Treatment by External Fields
- Introduction
- Electromagnetic Stirring
- Vibration
- Pulsed Power Techniques
- Grain Refinement Mechanisms
- Conclusions and Future Developments
Chapter 10. Automotive Wrought Aluminium Alloys
- Automotive Lightweighting and Wrought Aluminium
- Common Processing Methods
- General Metallurgy and Strengthening Mechanisms in Automotive Wrought Al
- Heat-Treatable Alloys
- Nonheat-Treatable Alloys
- Application of Aluminium Alloys in Automotive Design and Manufacture
- Future Automotive Wrought Al Potential
Chapter 11. Aluminium Lithium Alloys
- Introduction
- A Brief History
- Third Generation Al-Li Alloys
- Physical Metallurgy of Al-Cu-Li Alloys
- Processing
- Strengthening Mechanisms
- Orthorhombic Titanium Aluminides:
Chapter 12. Aluminium Scandium Alloys
- Introduction
- Scandium – State of the Art
- Sc Containing Al Alloys
- The Antirecrystallization Effect of Scandium
- Effect of Scandium on The Corrosion Performance
- The Superplasticity Effect of Scandium
- Applications of Al-Sc Alloys
- Orthorhombic Titanium Aluminides:
Chapter 13. Control of Distortion in Aluminium Heat Treatment
- Introduction
- Distortion and its Effects in Aluminium Alloys
- Distortion Mechanisms
- Control of Distortion by Modification of Alloy Composition
- Distortion During Solution Heat Treatment
- Distortion During Quenching of Aluminium Components
- Distortion During Ageing Heat Treatment
- Control of Distortion by Stress Relaxation Through Mechanical Working
- Control of Distortion by Stress Relaxation Through Thermal Treatment
- Summary
Chapter 14. Recent Insights Into Corrosion Initiation at the Nanoscale
- Introduction
- Microstructures
- Nanostructure
- Corrosion From the Micron-Scale to the Nanoscale
- Aluminium Surface
- Corrosion in Corrosion Susceptible Nanostructures
- Orthorhombic Titanium Aluminides:
