Aluminium alloys as Lightweight Materials
Learn the basics, properties, and applications of lightweight metals like magnesium alloys, beryllium, and titanium with Flake Campbell’s guide
Lightweight Materials: Understanding the Basics
by Flake C. Campbell
CONTENTS
Introduction and Uses of Lightweight Materials
- Today’s Lightweight Materials
- Aluminum Alloys
- Magnesium Alloys
- Beryllium
- Titanium Alloys
- Titanium Aluminide Intermetallics
- Engineering Plastics
- Polymer-Matrix Composites
- Metal-Matrix Composites
- Structural Ceramics
- Ceramic-Matrix Composites
Aluminum Alloys
- Applications
- Metallurgy
- Aluminum Alloy Designation
- Aluminum Alloys
- Wrought Non-Heat-Treatable Alloys
- Wrought Heat Treatable Alloys
- Melting and Primary Fabrication
- Rolling Plate and Sheet
- Extrusion
- Forging
- Heat Treating
- Annealing
- Forming
- Casting
- Casting Alloys
- Machining
- Chemical Milling
- Joining
- Corrosion of Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
Magnesium Alloys
- Magnesium Metallurgy
- Magnesium Applications
- Magnesium Alloy Designation
- Magnesium Casting Alloys
- Die Casting Alloys
- Sand and Permanent Mold Casting Alloys
- Wrought Magnesium Alloys
- Sheet and Plate
- Extrusions
- Forgings
- Forming
- Magnesium Heat Treating
- Joining Methods
- Machinability
- Magnesium Corrosion
- Corrosion Protection of Magnesium
- Protective Coating Systems
Beryllium
- Beryllium Properties and Applications
- Beryllium Powder Production Operations
- Powder Consolidation Methods
- Beryllium Grades and Their Designations
- Wrought Products and Fabrication
- Forming Beryllium
- Beryllium Machining
- Beryllium Joining
- Aluminum-Beryllium Alloys
- Beryllium Corrosion
- Corrosion-Protection Surface Treatments and Coatings
- Health and Safety
Titanium Alloys
- Titanium Applications
- Titanium Physical Metallurgy
- Titanium Properties
- Processing of Titanium and Titanium Alloys
- Titanium Primary Fabrication
- Titanium Secondary Fabrication
- Titanium Powder Metallurgy
- Directed Metal Deposition
- Titanium Forming
- Superplastic Forming
- Heat Treating
- Titanium Casting
- Machining
- Titanium Joining
- Corrosion Resistance of Titanium and Titanium Alloys
Titanium Aluminide Intermetallics
- Titanium Aluminides
- Alpha-2 Alloys
- Orthorhombic Alloys
- Gamma Alloys
- Gamma Titanium Aluminide Applications
- Processing Near-Gamma Alloys
Engineering Plastics
- General Characteristics
- Thermosets and Thermoplastics
- Metals versus Plastics
- Effect of Fillers and Reinforcements
- Temperature and Molecular Structure
- Effect of Crystallinity
- Effect of Viscoelasticity
- Thermal Properties
- Electrical Properties
- Environmental Factors
- Categories of Engineering Plastics and Applications
- Plastic Fabrication Processes
- Joining Plastics
Polymer-Matrix Composites
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Composite Materials
- Applications
- Laminates
- Fibers
- Product Forms
- Matrices
- Fabrication Processes
- Thermoplastic Consolidation
- Thermoforming
- Sandwich and Cocured Structure
- Integrally Cocured Unitized Structure
- Machining
- Mechanical Fastening
- Thermoplastic Joining
Metal-Matrix Composites
- Applications of Metal-Matrix Composites
- Discontinuously Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites
- Discontinuously Reinforced Aluminum
- Processing of Discontinuously Reinforced Aluminum
- Processing of Discontinuously Reinforced Titanium
- Secondary Processing of Discontinuous Metal-Matrix Composites
- Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Metal-Matrix Composites
- Processing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Aluminum Composites
- Processing of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Titanium Composites
- Secondary Fabrication of Titanium-Matrix Composites
- Processing of Other Metal-Matrix Composites
- Fiber-Metal Laminates
Structural Ceramics
- Structural Ceramics
- Applications for Structural Ceramics
- Properties of Structural Ceramics
- Toughened Ceramics
- Design and Selection Considerations
- Processing of Structural Ceramics
- Joining of Ceramics
Ceramic-Matrix Composites
- Discontinuously Reinforced Ceramic-Matrix Composites
- Applications for Discontinuously Reinforced Ceramic-Matrix Composites
- Continuous Fiber Ceramic-Matrix Composites
- Applications for Continuous Fiber Ceramic-Matrix Composites
- Carbon-Carbon Composites
- Applications for Carbon-Carbon Composites
- Processing of Ceramic-Matrix Composites
Selection Guidelines for Lightweight Materials
- The Materials Selection Process
- Performance Characteristics of Materials
- Relation of Materials Selection to Manufacturing
- Costs and Related Aspects of Materials Selection
- Methods of Materials Selection
- Conclusions
- Lightweight Materials Selection
- Lightweight Materials in the Transportation (Automotive) Industry
- Summary
