文档介绍：Preface
This second volume of Handbook of Aluminum addresses the physical metallurgy and
processing technologies of aluminum and its alloys in a thorough and deliberate
manner. Volume 1 covers a wide range of topics including pure aluminum and its
properties, an extensive discussion of the physical metallurgy of aluminum and its
alloys, and processes such as rolling, forging, casting, welding, quenching, super-
plastic forming, and others.
There are 18 chapters in volume 2 and some of the topics discussed include:
Production of aluminum alloys including extractive metallurgy, smelting,
master alloy creation, and recycling
Analytical methods used to characterize aluminum alloys
Work hardening, recovery, recrystallization, and grain growth
Modeling of microstructure evolution
Microstructure-texture-property relationships
Property prediction using quench factor analysis
Mechanical properties and alloy chemistry
Aluminum alloy corrosion
Surface chemistry of adhesion processes
Surface modification including nitriding
Friction stir welding
Aluminum intermetallics and metal posites
Environmental effects and toxicity of aluminum production processes
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The information in these chapters, in addition to that in Volume 1, provides the
reader with an extensive and rigorous reference to nearly all aspects of the produc-
tion, physical metallurgy, and processing technologies encountered in the aluminum
alloy industry.
We are indebted for the tremendous effort and patience shown by all of our
contributors. We are especially indebted to Alice Totten and Patricia MacKenzie
for their unending patience and assistance throughout the preparation of this text.
We also acknowledge Houghton International for their support, without which this
book would not have been possible.
e E. Totten
D. Scott MacKenzie
Contents
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Contributors vii
1. Extractive Metallurgy of Aluminum 1
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