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ASM Handbook, Volume 2A is a practical guide to aluminum and its engineering applications, covering alloy classifications, physical metallurgy, and processing methods.
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J. Gilbert (Gil) Kaufman, FASM, has a background of more than sixty years in the aluminum industry as well as in scientific and technical information database and data distribution technologies. Gil recently served as co-Volume Editor of ASM Handbook, Volume 2A: Aluminum Science & Technology and ASM Handbook, Volume 2B: Properties and Selection of Aluminum Alloys.
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