ABSTRACT
This encyclopedia, written by authoritative experts under the guidance of an international panel of key researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry, is a comprehensive reference covering all major aspects of metallurgical science and engineering of aluminum and its alloys. Topics covered include extractive metallurgy, powder metallurgy (including processing), physical metallurgy, production engineering, corrosion engineering, thermal processing (processes such as metalworking and welding, heat treatment, rolling, casting, hot and cold forming), surface engineering and structure such as crystallography and metallography.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
entry |14 pages
6XXX Alloys: Chemical Composition and Heat Treatment
entry |15 pages
Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloys
entry |16 pages
Aerospace Fasteners: Use in Structural Applications
entry |14 pages
Aircraft Structural Integrity: Corrosion Effects
entry |14 pages
Al-Mg-Si: Microstructural Analysis
entry |19 pages
Analytical Techniques for Aluminum
entry |14 pages
Anisotropic Yield Criteria for Aluminum Alloy Sheets
entry |23 pages
Anodic Oxides: Applications and Trends in Nanofabrication
entry |5 pages
Arc-Welding: Lithium-Containing Aluminum Alloys
entry |11 pages
As-Cast Grain Size of Aluminum Alloys Refined by Al-Ti-B Master Alloys
entry |17 pages
Atom Probe Characterization of Nanoscale Precipitates in Aluminum Alloys
entry |5 pages
Bayer Process
entry |3 pages
Brazing Aluminum in Low Vacuum
entry |12 pages
Brazing of Aluminum Alloys
entry |9 pages
Bulk Metallic Glasses: Aluminum-Based
entry |15 pages
Calcium-Containing Aluminum Alloys
entry |13 pages
Carbothermic Reduction Methods for Alumina
entry |7 pages
Cast Al-Si-Cu Alloys: Effect of Modification on Thermal and Electrical Conductivities
entry |21 pages
Casting Designs
entry |27 pages
Castings
entry |5 pages
Castings: Ten Rules for Good Castings
entry |52 pages
Chemical Milling of Aluminum
entry |46 pages
Computer Vision for Fault Detection in Aluminum Castings
entry |8 pages
Control Principle of Thermal Spray Process
entry |14 pages
Corrosion and Wear Protection through Micro Arc Oxidation Coatings in Aluminum and Its Alloys
entry |10 pages
Corrosion Inhibitors: Effect on Aluminum Alloys
entry |24 pages
Corrosion of Aluminum and Its Alloys
entry |20 pages
Corrosion Protective Coatings: Fabrication of Sputtered CeO2-La2O3 and La2O3-CeO2 Bilayers *
entry |14 pages
Corrosion-Induced Hydrogen Embrittlement in AA2024
entry |20 pages
Creation of Master Alloys for Aluminum
entry |99 pages
The Crystallography of Aluminum and Its Alloys
entry |6 pages
Defects in Aluminum Alloy Castings
entry |40 pages
Design of Aluminum Rolling Processes for Foil, Sheet, and Plate
entry |22 pages
Design of Forming Processes: Sheet Metal Forming
entry |19 pages
Designing for Aluminum
entry |28 pages
Designing with Aluminum Alloys
entry |41 pages
Die Casting Process Design
entry |20 pages
Diesel Engine: Applications of Aluminum Alloys
entry |7 pages
Diffusion Bonding of A2017 Aluminum Alloys
entry |8 pages
Dispersoid Precipitation in Aluminum Alloys
entry |6 pages
Ductility–Fatigue Life Relationships in Aluminum Alloy Castings: Role of Structural Quality
entry |9 pages
Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum Alloy A2011
entry |8 pages
Electrical Resistivity of Al-Cast Alloys in the Range of Solidification
entry |7 pages
Electrochemical Study of Potassium Fluoride in a Cryolite-Aluminum Oxide Molten Salt
entry |15 pages
Electrodeposition of Aluminum in Ionic Liquids
entry |36 pages
Electron Backscatter Diffraction
entry |11 pages
Electron Beam Welding of Aluminum Alloys
entry |3 pages
Electron-Beam Welding of Thick Components of Steels, Aluminum, and Titanium Alloys
entry |20 pages
Entrainment Defects
entry |26 pages
Extractive Metallurgy of Aluminum
entry |12 pages
Extrudable Al-Si-Mg Alloys: Simulation of Microsegregation and Homogenization
entry |61 pages
Extrusion
entry |8 pages
Fatigue Endurance under Torsion Testing: 6061-T6 and 6063-T5 Aluminum Alloys
entry |7 pages
Fatigue Lifetime Improvement of Aluminum Alloys
entry |15 pages
Field Trials of Aerospace Fasteners in Mechanical and Structural Applications
entry |15 pages
Forging
entry |12 pages
Friction Stir Processing: Effect on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Cast Aluminum Alloys
entry |5 pages
Friction Welding of Al2O3P/6061 Aluminum Alloy Composite to 5052 Aluminum Alloy
entry |15 pages
Grain Refinement and Strengthening of Aluminum Alloys: Cold Severe Plastic Deformation Model
entry |16 pages
Grain Refinement of Cast Aluminum by Heterogeneous Nucleation Sites
entry |14 pages
Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites: Structure and Properties
entry |5 pages
Hall–Heroult Process
entry |19 pages
Hall–Petch Relationship in Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
entry |26 pages
Hardening, Annealing, and Aging
entry |6 pages
Hardness–Yield Strength Relationships in Al-Zn-Mg(-Cu) Alloys
entry |7 pages
Heat-Treatable Aluminum Alloys: Three-Point Bending
entry |11 pages
High-Pressure Die-Cast AlSi9Cu3(Fe) Alloys: Models for Casting Defects and Mechanical Properties
entry |13 pages
High-Speed Computer Tomography: Pressure Die Casting
entry |8 pages
Hipping Evaluation in Cast Aluminum Alloys: Quality Index-Based Approach
entry |12 pages
Early History of Aluminum Metallurgy
entry |7 pages
Homogeneous Modifier-Treated AlSi10Mg Alloy: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
entry |31 pages
Honeycomb Composite Structures of Aluminum: Aerospace Applications
entry |19 pages
Hot Stamping of Complex-Shaped High-Strength Aluminum Components
entry |7 pages
Hot Tear Nucleation During Solidification of Aluminum and Its Alloys
entry |17 pages
Hypoeutectic Al–Fe Alloys: Formation and Characterization of Intermetallics by Dissolution of the Al Matrix
entry |25 pages
Image Processing for Fault Detection in Aluminum Castings
entry |15 pages
Intermetallics of Aluminum
entry |19 pages
Introduction to Aluminum
entry |10 pages
Ionic Liquids in Surface Protection of Aluminum and Its Alloys
entry |34 pages
Iron: Removal from Aluminum
entry |27 pages
Machining
entry |13 pages
Master Alloys for Grain Refinement
entry |16 pages
Melt Quality Assessment
entry |10 pages
Melt-Stirring Method: Influence on Ingot Purity During Ohno Continuous Casting
entry |5 pages
Metal Casting Research: Application to Aluminum Alloy Casting
entry |4 pages
Metallic Coatings for Brazing Aluminum Alloys
entry |21 pages
Metallography of Aluminum Alloys: Atlas of Microstructures
entry |25 pages
Metallurgy of Continuous Hot Dip Aluminizing
entry |24 pages
Metallurgy of Quenching Aluminum Alloys
entry |22 pages
Microgravity Crystallization for High-Tech Castings
entry |35 pages
Micromachining of Aluminum Alloys
entry |13 pages
Microstructural Changes During Annealing of Aluminum Alloy: Modeling
entry |8 pages
Microstructural Evolution During Solution Treatment of ADC12 (A383) Alloy Die Castings
entry |8 pages
Microstructure and Microhardness of AlZnMnMg Alloy During Heat Treatment
entry |6 pages
Microstructure and Properties of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloys
entry |21 pages
Microstructure and Yield Strength Evolution of Aluminum Alloys
entry |11 pages
Microstructure Imaging, Precipitation Formation and Mechanical Properties: Al–Li and Al–Mg–Zn Alloys
entry |16 pages
Microstructure of Al-Cu, Al-Zn, Al-Ag-Zn, and Al-Zn-Mg Alloys
entry |10 pages
Microstructure of Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Hardening Conditions
entry |4 pages
MIG Welding of Aluminum Alloys
entry |9 pages
Molten Aluminum: Inductive Technique for Electrical Conductivity Measurements
entry |27 pages
Molten Metal Processing
entry |13 pages
Nanocomposites with Aluminum Matrix: Preparation and Properties
entry |25 pages
Nanoparticle Aluminum Preparation
entry |4 pages
Nanostructured Aluminum Films: Deep Ultraviolet Absorption from Glancing Angle Physical Vapor Deposition
entry |12 pages
Nanostructured Ni/Al2O3 Interlayer: Transient Liquid Phase Diffusion Bonding of Al6061-MMC
entry |18 pages
Nodular Silicon Al–(12–30)% Si Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behaviors
entry |19 pages
Non-Heat Treatable Al-Alloys: Development of Intermetallic Particles during Solidification and Homogenization
entry |6 pages
Open-Cell Foam Metal Production and Characterization by Aluminum Solid Mold Investment Casting
entry |81 pages
Optical Microstructures of Aluminum Alloys
entry |19 pages
Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Coatings on Aluminum Alloys: Kinetics and Formation Mechanism
entry |7 pages
Plasma Surface Treatment: Effects on Mechanical and Corrosion Protection Properties of Hybrid Sol–Gel Coatings
entry |3 pages
Plastic Flow of Aluminum in Explosive Welding
entry |19 pages
Polyphase Eutectics of Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Phase Composition
entry |8 pages
Porosity Development and Modification in Al-Si Alloys: Effect of P and Sr
entry |14 pages
Porosity in Aluminum Alloy Castings
entry |4 pages
Porosity in Aluminum Welds
entry |19 pages
Powder Metallurgy Aluminum Alloys: Structure and Porosity
entry |9 pages
Precipitation in AA2195 by Atom Probe Tomography and Transmission Electron Microscopy
entry |8 pages
Precipitation in Al–Mg–Si Alloys: Modeling
entry |27 pages
Production Levels of Bauxite and Aluminum: Global Historical Survey (1850–2015)
entry |20 pages
Production Methods for Aluminum: Alternative
entry |30 pages
Properties of Pure Aluminum
entry |52 pages
Pulsed TIG Welding of Al–SiC Composite: Welding Parameter Optimization
entry |11 pages
Pulsed TIG Welding of Aluminum
entry |20 pages
Quality Parameters for High-Pressure Diecastings
entry |16 pages
Quench Factor Analysis
entry |29 pages
Quench Sensitivity and Continuous Cooling Precipitation Diagrams
entry |6 pages
Quench Sensitivity of Aluminum Alloys
entry |62 pages
Quenching of Aluminum Alloys
entry |8 pages
Quenching of Aluminum Solid Cylinder: Numerical Study
entry |20 pages
Reaction Kinetics during Molten Aluminum Refining Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction
entry |27 pages
Recrystallization and Grain Growth
entry |20 pages
Recycling of Aluminum
entry |9 pages
Recycling of EN AW 2011 Aluminum Chips without Remelting
entry |9 pages
Residual Stress During Stamping-Forging of 2024 Aluminum Alloy Sheet
entry |16 pages
Retrogression and Re-aging Heat Treatment: AA7XXX Aluminum Alloys
entry |12 pages
Rheoprocessing of Semisolid Aluminum Alloys
entry |20 pages
Rolling of Aluminum
entry |44 pages
SEM Microstructures and Fractographs of Aluminum Alloys
entry |12 pages
Shielding Gas: Performance Improvement of MIG and TIG Welding of Aluminum Alloys
entry |7 pages
Sintering Behavior: Al–SiC Compacts in Different Atmospheres
entry |20 pages
Smelting of Aluminum
entry |9 pages
Solidification of Aluminum Alloy Weld Metal
entry |4 pages
Steel: Aluminum Coatings
entry |5 pages
Stellite Superalloy Powder Deposition on 7075 Aluminum Alloy
entry |15 pages
Strain Rate Sensitivity of Commercial Aluminum Alloys
entry |6 pages
Strength and Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Cooling Rate
entry |29 pages
Superplastic Forming
entry |11 pages
Surface Chemistry of Adhesion to Aluminum
entry |10 pages
Surface Modification of Aluminum and Its Alloys Using Conversion Coatings
entry |26 pages
Texture–Property Relationships in Aluminum Alloys: Simulations and Experiments
entry |24 pages
Thermal Analysis of Aluminum Alloys
entry |31 pages
Thermal Analysis of Aluminum Alloys
entry |16 pages
Thermal Spray Coatings: Aluminum Alloy Protection
entry |10 pages
Thin Aluminum Sheets: Continuous Casting and Rolling
entry |26 pages
Transmission Electron Micrographs of Aluminum Alloys
entry |19 pages
Tube Bending Forming Technologies: Advances and Trends
entry |6 pages
Twist Compression Welding of Aluminum
entry |14 pages
Uphill Quenching of Aluminum Alloys
entry |7 pages
Vacuum Carbothermic Reduction of Alumina
entry |11 pages
Wear Behavior of Aluminum Alloys at Slow Sliding Speeds
entry |3 pages
Weldability: Effect of Alloying Element Sc, Mn, and Zr on Alloys of the Al-Mg-Sc-Mn-Zr System
entry |37 pages
Weldable Aluminum Alloys in Aerospace and Transportation
entry |6 pages
Welding Aluminium Die Castings
entry |21 pages
Welding Parameters for Aluminum Alloys
entry |4 pages
Welding Technology: Gas Chromatography in
entry |11 pages
Welding: Particulate and Gaseous Emissions
entry |12 pages
Wrought Aluminum Alloy: Reinforcement, Alloy Addition, and Deformation Effects on Mechanical Responses
entry |10 pages
X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of the Microstructure of Precipitating Aluminum-Based Alloys