Light alloys The definitive overview of the science and metallurgy of aluminum magnesium titanium and beryllium alloys this is the only book available covering the background materials science properties manufacturing processes and applications of these key engineering metals in a single accessible volume. Use of these metals is now more widespread than ever and they are routinely found in motor vehicles and aircraft. New material includes materials characteristics and applications; heat treatment properties; fabrication; microstructure property relationships; new applications and processes. *The definitive single volume overview *New material on processing characteristics and applications of these essential metals *Covers the latest applications and processes in the auto and aero industries Cover Copyright Page Contents Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the third edition Preface to the fourth edition Chapter 1. The light metals 1.1 General introduction 1.2 Production of aluminium 1.3 Production of magnesium 1.4 Production of titanium Further reading Chapter 2. Physical metallurgy of aluminium alloys 2.1 Work hardening and annealing 2.2 Principles of age hardening 2.3 Ageing processes 2.4 Corrosion 2.5 Mechanical behaviour Further Reading Chapter 3. Wrought aluminium alloys 3.1 Production of wrought alloys 3.2 Designation of alloys and tempers 3.3 Non heat treatable alloys 3.4 Heat treatable alloys 3.5 Joining 3.6 Special products Further Reading Chapter 4. Cast aluminium alloys 4.1 Designation temper and characteristics of cast aluminium alloys 4.2 Alloys based on the aluminium silicon system 4.3 Alloys based on the aluminium copper system 4.4 Aluminium magnesium alloys 4.5 Aluminium zinc magnesium alloys 4.6 New casting processes 4.7 Joining Further reading Chapter 5. Magnesium alloys 5.1 Introduction to alloying behaviour 5.2 Melting and casting 5.3 Alloy designations and tempers 5.4 Zirconium free casting alloys 5.5 Zirconium containing casting alloys 5.6 Wrought magnesium alloys 5.7 Electrochemical aspects 5.8 Fabrication of components 5.9 Trends in applications of magnesium alloys Further reading Chapter 6. Titanium alloys 6.1 Introduction 6.2 a alloys 6.3 a b alloys 6.4 b alloys 6.5 Fabrication 6.6 Titanium alloy castings 6.7 Engineering performance 6.8 Applications of titanium alloys Further reading Chapter 7. Novel materials and processing methods 7.1 Composites 7.2 Metallic Foams 7.3 Rapid solidification processing 7.4 Quasicrystals 7.5 Amorphous alloys 7.6 Mechanical alloying 7.7 Physical vapour deposition 7.8 Nanophase alloys 7.9 Titanium aluminides Further reading Appendix Index Last Page