Light Alloys: Metallurgy of the Light Metals, Fifth Edition

  • 9h 56m
  • David StJohn, Ian Polmear, Jian-Feng Nie, Ma Qian
  • Elsevier Science and Technology Books, Inc.
  • 2017

Light Alloys: From Traditional Alloys to Nanocrystals, Fifth Edition, covers the materials science, properties, manufacturing processes, and applications of key engineering metals in a single accessible volume. As use of these metals is now more widespread than ever, with routine use in motor vehicles and aircraft, this book includes materials characteristics and applications, heat treatment properties, fabrication, microstructure/property relationships, new applications, and processes.

  • Provides a definitive, single volume overview on the light alloys
  • Presents new material on the processing, characteristics, and applications of these essential metals
  • Covers the latest applications and processes in the auto and aero industries

In this Book

  • The Light Metals
  • Physical Metallurgy of Aluminium Alloys
  • Casting of Light Alloys
  • Wrought Aluminium Alloys
  • Cast Aluminium Alloys
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Titanium Alloys
  • Novel Materials and Processing Methods