Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials
Introduction to Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
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Published:1990
Abstract
Aluminum, the second most plentiful metallic element, is an economic competitor in various applications owing to its appearance, light weight, fabricability, physical properties, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance. This article discusses the primary and secondary production of aluminum and classification system for cast and wrought aluminum alloys. It talks about various manufactured forms of aluminum and its alloys, which are classified into standardized products such as sheet, plate, foil, rod, bar, wire, tube, pipe, and structural forms, and engineered products such as extruded shapes, forgings, impacts, castings, stampings, powder metallurgy parts, machined parts, and metal-matrix composites. The article also...
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Member Sign InElwin L. Rooy, Introduction to Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys, Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special-Purpose Materials, Vol 2, ASM Handbook, By ASM Handbook Committee, ASM International, 1990, p 3–14, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v02.a0001057
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