Training in Aluminium
Learn all about aluminium processing and its applications with TALAT: Training in Aluminium Application Technologies. Explore methods and technologies used in various industries.
TALAT: Training in Aluminium Application Technologies
A virtually comprehensive collection of educational materials for engineers, researchers and managers on methods and technologies for processing aluminum in both solid and liquid states, as well as its use in various industries and in the manufacture of consumer goods.
These technical materials were developed in 1990-2010 by specialists from leading European universities and research centers (for more details, see the texts of the lectures).
Resources, Production and Ecology
- 1100-01: Aluminium – A Light Metal – A Brief Introduction to Aluminium
- 1101: Resources and Production of Aluminium
- 1102: Environmental Factors
Material
- 1201: Introduction to Aluminium as an Engineering Material
- 1202: Metallography of Aluminium alloys
- 1203: Phase Diagrams
- 1204: Precipitation Hardening
- 1205: Introduction to Properties of Aluminium and its Alloys
- 1251: Mechanical Working and Forming of Shapes
- 1252: Corrosion and Corrosion Protection
- 1253: Creep of Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys
- 1254: Fatigue in Al casting alloys: metallurgical aspects
- 1255: Metallurgical Background to Alloy Selection and Specifications
Processes
- 1301: The Rolling of Aluminium: the Process and the Product
- 1302: Aluminium Extrusion: Alloys, Shapes and Properties
- 1401: Aluminium Powder Metallurgy
- 1402: Aluminium Matrix Composites Materials
- 1501: Aluminium: Physical Properties, Characteristics and Alloys
- 1502: Criteria in Material Selection
- 1601: Process Modelling Applied to Age Hardening Aluminium Alloys
Designing
- 2101-01: Understanding Aluminium as a Material
- 2101-02: The Product Development Process
- 2102-01: A Floodlight for an Offshore Oil Platform
- 2102-02: An Upper Casing for an Automobile Steering Column
- 2102-03: The Transmission Housing of an Inboard-Outboard Engine
- 2102-04: A Compressed Air Tank for a Lorry
- 2104-01: Construction Product – Glass Roof
- 2104-02: Building Products – Windows
- 2105-01: Case Study on Pressure Vessels
- 2110-01: Automobile Brake Rotor – LCA in Product Design
- 2110-02: Product Information Structure, Business Concept and Life Cycle Assessment
- 2109: Life Cycle Analysis
- 2201: State of the Art
- 2202: Structural Aluminium Materials
- 2203: Structural Materials Fabrication
- 2204: Design Philisophy
- 2301: Design of Members
- 2302: Design of Joints
Fatigue and Fracture
- 2401: Fatigue Behaviour and Analysis
- 2402: Design Recommendations for Fatigue Loaded Structures
- 2403: Applied Fracture Mechanics
- 2404: Quality Considerations
- 2405: Fatigue and Fracture in Aluminium Structures
Fire Design
- 2501: Fire Protection and Regulation
- 2502: Material Aspects of Fire Design
- 2503: Calculation Methods for Fire Design
Design Examples
- 2701: Bridge Deck
- 2702: Hoistable Deck for Ferries
- 2703: Construction and Dynamic Testing of Aluminium Nodes
- 2704: Member with Requirements to Fire Resistance
- 2710: Static Design Example
- 2711: Design of A Helicopter Deck
- 2711app: Design of A Helicopter Deck – Appendix
- 2712: Design Example in Fatigue Based on European Standard ENV 1999-2 (Eurocode 9)
- 2713: Fire Design Example Based on European Standard ENV 1999-2 (Eurocode 9)
Machining
Casting
- 3201: Introduction to Casting Technology
- 3202: The Liquid Metal
- 3203: The Filling of Castings
- 3204: The Freezing of Castings
- 3205: The Fluidity of Molten Metals
- 3206: The Feeding of Castings
- 3207: Solidification Defects in Castings
- 3208: The Finishing of Castings
- 3210: Continuous casting of aluminium
Metal Forming
Forging
Impact Extrusion
- 3501: Alloys and Properties
- 3502: Impact Extrusion Processes
- 3503: Finishing and other Supplementary Operations
- 3504: Impact Extrusion Design Aspects and Properties
- 3505: Tools for Impact Extrusion
Forming of Sheet
- 3701: Formability Characteristics of Aluminium Sheet
- 3702: Tribology in Cold Forming of Aluminium Sheet
- 3703: Stretch Forming
- 3704: Deep Drawing
- 3705: Drawing of Automotive Sheet Metal Parts
- 3706: Bending and Folding
- 3710: Case Study on Can Making
Superplasticity
- 3801: Manufacturing Examples and Fundamentals
- 3802: Physical Mechanism of Superplasticity
- 3803: Process Technologies
- 3804: Superplastic Alloys
- 3805: Combination of Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding
Fastening Methods
- 4101: Definition and Classification of Mechanical Fastening Methods
- 4102: Clinching
- 4103: Self-Piercing Riveting
- 4104: Application Characteristics
- 4105: Combination of Joining Methods
- 4106: Quality Assurance and Process Control
- 4107: General Summary and Future Trends
Welding
- 4201: Arc Welding Processes: TIG, Plasma Arc, MIG
- 4202: Weldability
- 4203: Weld Imperfections
- 4204: Design Aspects
- 4205: Testing Methods for Welded Joints
- 4206: Qualification
- 4300: Beam Welding Processes of Aluminium
- 4400: Friction, Explosive and Ultrasonic Welding Processes of Aluminium
- 4500: Resistance Welding
Brazing and Soldering
Adhesive Bonding
- 4701: Adhesive Bonding – Terms and Definitions
- 4702: Factors Influencing the Strength of Adhesive Joints
- 4703: Adhesive Joints – Design and Calculation
- 4704: Surface Preparation and Application Procedures
- 4705: Quality Assurance
Surface Treatment
- 5101: Surface Characteristics of Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys
- 5102: Reactivity of the Aluminium Surface in Aqueous Solutions
- 5103: Corrosion Control of Aluminium – Forms of Corrosion and Prevention
- 5104: Basic Approaches to Prevent Corrosion of Aluminium
- 5105: Surface Treatment of Aluminium
- 5201: Aluminium Surface Pretreatment
- 5202: Conversion Coatings
- 5203: Anodizing of Aluminium
- 5204: Organic Coating of Aluminium
- 5205: Plating on Aluminium
- 5301: The Surface Treatment and Coil Coating of Aluminium
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