Aluminum and aluminum alloys asm specialty handbook. On the mechanical properties of aluminium and aluminium alloys at elevated temperatures, aluminium 39. The other elements may make up as much as 15 percent of the alloy by mass. Handbook of aluminium bonding technology and data pdf. Apr 25, 2003 this reference provides thorough and indepth coverage of the latest production and processing technologies encountered in the aluminum alloy industry, discussing current analytical methods for aluminum alloy characterization as well as extractive metallurgy, smelting, master alloy formation, and recycling. This article describes the effects of cyclic fatigue properties on aluminum alloys. Rheinfelden alloys is a powerful partner, especially to. Sometimes it takes more than one alloy to make one, everyday item. Mechanical properties please refer to the datasheet entitled aluminium specifications. Fundamentals of aluminium metallurgy sciencedirect. Aluminum and aluminum alloys asm specialty handbook 06610g 9780871704962.
Designing aluminum alloys for a recycling friendly world. Hot and cold aluminum alloys can be made stronger through heattreatment or cold working. Some of these contain only copper, or copper and silicon, as the primary strengthening alloy addi tions. The 355 aluminium alloys and their derivatives, 355. This is a list of some important aluminum or aluminium alloys. Download in pdf, epub, and mobi format for read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Designations of cast aluminium alloys united states aluminium association system using fourdigit system. Added elements include iron, copper, magnesium, silicon, and zinc. This series of books is a must for anyone sourcing such material data, and there are a number of. Marshall space flight center of the national aeronautics and space administration. This reference provides thorough and indepth coverage of the latest production and processing technologies encountered in the aluminum alloy industry, discussing current analytical methods for aluminum alloy characterization as well as extractive metallurgy, smelting, master alloy formation, and recycling.
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Aluminium alloy general information en standards for. It provides a discussion on straincontrol fatigue and the effects of two microstructural features on the strain life of aluminum alloys. Corrosion resistance of aluminium and aluminium alloys wiley. Using recycled metal in existing alloys cast alloy scrap recycled casting alloys can often be used directly in new cast products, notably those of the 3xx. Nonheat treated alloys are strengthened through coldworking. Alloys of type 2xxx and 7xxx are, therefore, not brazeable as their solidusliquidus. The principal materials to which these specifications apply are aluminum alloys regis tered with the aluminum association. This standardization handbook was developed by the department of defense in accordance with established procedure. Aluminium alloys aluminium alloys by jurgen hirsch. Handbook sapa building system architectural aluminium solutions. When the term is applied to aluminum alloys, howev. The work was administered under the technical direction of the astronautics lab. Products of rheinfelden alloys can be found wherever steel designs or iron casts can be replaced by light aluminium casts.
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