ABSTRACT

This encyclopedia, written by authoritative experts under the guidance of an international panel of key researchers from academia, national laboratories, and industry, is a comprehensive reference covering all major aspects of metallurgical science and engineering of aluminum and its alloys. Topics covered include extractive metallurgy, powder metallurgy (including processing), physical metallurgy, production engineering, corrosion engineering, thermal processing (processes such as metalworking and welding, heat treatment, rolling, casting, hot and cold forming), surface engineering and structure such as crystallography and metallography.

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6XXX Alloys: Chemical Composition and Heat Treatment

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Additive Manufacturing of Aluminum Alloys

entry |16 pages

Aerospace Fasteners: Use in Structural Applications

entry |14 pages

Aircraft Structural Integrity: Corrosion Effects

entry |14 pages

Al-Mg-Si: Microstructural Analysis

entry |19 pages

Analytical Techniques for Aluminum

entry |14 pages

Anisotropic Yield Criteria for Aluminum Alloy Sheets

entry |23 pages

Anodic Oxides: Applications and Trends in Nanofabrication

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Arc-Welding: Lithium-Containing Aluminum Alloys

entry |11 pages

As-Cast Grain Size of Aluminum Alloys Refined by Al-Ti-B Master Alloys

entry |17 pages

Atom Probe Characterization of Nanoscale Precipitates in Aluminum Alloys

entry |5 pages

Bayer Process

entry |3 pages

Brazing Aluminum in Low Vacuum

entry |12 pages

Brazing of Aluminum Alloys

entry |9 pages

Bulk Metallic Glasses: Aluminum-Based

entry |15 pages

Calcium-Containing Aluminum Alloys

entry |13 pages

Carbothermic Reduction Methods for Alumina

entry |7 pages

Cast Al-Si-Cu Alloys: Effect of Modification on Thermal and Electrical Conductivities

entry |21 pages

Casting Designs

entry |27 pages

Castings

entry |5 pages

Castings: Ten Rules for Good Castings

entry |52 pages

Chemical Milling of Aluminum

entry |46 pages

Computer Vision for Fault Detection in Aluminum Castings

entry |8 pages

Control Principle of Thermal Spray Process

entry |14 pages

Corrosion and Wear Protection through Micro Arc Oxidation Coatings in Aluminum and Its Alloys

entry |10 pages

Corrosion Inhibitors: Effect on Aluminum Alloys

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Corrosion of Aluminum and Its Alloys

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Corrosion Protective Coatings: Fabrication of Sputtered CeO2-La2O3 and La2O3-CeO2 Bilayers *

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Corrosion-Induced Hydrogen Embrittlement in AA2024

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Creation of Master Alloys for Aluminum

entry |99 pages

The Crystallography of Aluminum and Its Alloys

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Defects in Aluminum Alloy Castings

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Design of Aluminum Rolling Processes for Foil, Sheet, and Plate

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Design of Forming Processes: Sheet Metal Forming

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Designing for Aluminum

entry |28 pages

Designing with Aluminum Alloys

entry |41 pages

Die Casting Process Design

entry |20 pages

Diesel Engine: Applications of Aluminum Alloys

entry |7 pages

Diffusion Bonding of A2017 Aluminum Alloys

entry |8 pages

Dispersoid Precipitation in Aluminum Alloys

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Ductility–Fatigue Life Relationships in Aluminum Alloy Castings: Role of Structural Quality

entry |9 pages

Electrical Conductivity of Aluminum Alloy A2011

entry |8 pages

Electrical Resistivity of Al-Cast Alloys in the Range of Solidification

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Electrochemical Study of Potassium Fluoride in a Cryolite-Aluminum Oxide Molten Salt

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Electrodeposition of Aluminum in Ionic Liquids

entry |36 pages

Electron Backscatter Diffraction

entry |11 pages

Electron Beam Welding of Aluminum Alloys

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Electron-Beam Welding of Thick Components of Steels, Aluminum, and Titanium Alloys

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Entrainment Defects

entry |26 pages

Extractive Metallurgy of Aluminum

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Extrudable Al-Si-Mg Alloys: Simulation of Microsegregation and Homogenization

entry |61 pages

Extrusion

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Fatigue Endurance under Torsion Testing: 6061-T6 and 6063-T5 Aluminum Alloys

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Fatigue Lifetime Improvement of Aluminum Alloys

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Field Trials of Aerospace Fasteners in Mechanical and Structural Applications

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Forging

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Friction Stir Processing: Effect on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties in Cast Aluminum Alloys

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Friction Welding of Al2O3P/6061 Aluminum Alloy Composite to 5052 Aluminum Alloy

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Grain Refinement and Strengthening of Aluminum Alloys: Cold Severe Plastic Deformation Model

entry |16 pages

Grain Refinement of Cast Aluminum by Heterogeneous Nucleation Sites

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Graphene-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Nanocomposites: Structure and Properties

entry |5 pages

Hall–Heroult Process

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Hall–Petch Relationship in Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys

entry |26 pages

Hardening, Annealing, and Aging

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Hardness–Yield Strength Relationships in Al-Zn-Mg(-Cu) Alloys

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Heat-Treatable Aluminum Alloys: Three-Point Bending

entry |11 pages

High-Pressure Die-Cast AlSi9Cu3(Fe) Alloys: Models for Casting Defects and Mechanical Properties

entry |13 pages

High-Speed Computer Tomography: Pressure Die Casting

entry |8 pages

Hipping Evaluation in Cast Aluminum Alloys: Quality Index-Based Approach

entry |12 pages

Early History of Aluminum Metallurgy

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Homogeneous Modifier-Treated AlSi10Mg Alloy: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

entry |31 pages

Honeycomb Composite Structures of Aluminum: Aerospace Applications

entry |19 pages

Hot Stamping of Complex-Shaped High-Strength Aluminum Components

entry |7 pages

Hot Tear Nucleation During Solidification of Aluminum and Its Alloys

entry |17 pages

Hypoeutectic Al–Fe Alloys: Formation and Characterization of Intermetallics by Dissolution of the Al Matrix

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Image Processing for Fault Detection in Aluminum Castings

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Intermetallics of Aluminum

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Introduction to Aluminum

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Ionic Liquids in Surface Protection of Aluminum and Its Alloys

entry |34 pages

Iron: Removal from Aluminum

entry |27 pages

Machining

entry |13 pages

Master Alloys for Grain Refinement

entry |16 pages

Melt Quality Assessment

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Melt-Stirring Method: Influence on Ingot Purity During Ohno Continuous Casting

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Metal Casting Research: Application to Aluminum Alloy Casting

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Metallic Coatings for Brazing Aluminum Alloys

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Metallography of Aluminum Alloys: Atlas of Microstructures

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Metallurgy of Continuous Hot Dip Aluminizing

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Metallurgy of Quenching Aluminum Alloys

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Microgravity Crystallization for High-Tech Castings

entry |35 pages

Micromachining of Aluminum Alloys

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Microstructural Changes During Annealing of Aluminum Alloy: Modeling

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Microstructural Evolution During Solution Treatment of ADC12 (A383) Alloy Die Castings

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Microstructure and Microhardness of AlZnMnMg Alloy During Heat Treatment

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Microstructure and Properties of Friction Stir Welded Aluminum Alloys

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Microstructure and Yield Strength Evolution of Aluminum Alloys

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Microstructure Imaging, Precipitation Formation and Mechanical Properties: Al–Li and Al–Mg–Zn Alloys

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Microstructure of Al-Cu, Al-Zn, Al-Ag-Zn, and Al-Zn-Mg Alloys

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Microstructure of Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Hardening Conditions

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MIG Welding of Aluminum Alloys

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Molten Aluminum: Inductive Technique for Electrical Conductivity Measurements

entry |27 pages

Molten Metal Processing

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Nanocomposites with Aluminum Matrix: Preparation and Properties

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Nanoparticle Aluminum Preparation

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Nanostructured Aluminum Films: Deep Ultraviolet Absorption from Glancing Angle Physical Vapor Deposition

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Nanostructured Ni/Al2O3 Interlayer: Transient Liquid Phase Diffusion Bonding of Al6061-MMC

entry |18 pages

Nodular Silicon Al–(12–30)% Si Alloys: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Behaviors

entry |19 pages

Non-Heat Treatable Al-Alloys: Development of Intermetallic Particles during Solidification and Homogenization

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Open-Cell Foam Metal Production and Characterization by Aluminum Solid Mold Investment Casting

entry |81 pages

Optical Microstructures of Aluminum Alloys

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Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation (PEO) Coatings on Aluminum Alloys: Kinetics and Formation Mechanism

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Plasma Surface Treatment: Effects on Mechanical and Corrosion Protection Properties of Hybrid Sol–Gel Coatings

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Plastic Flow of Aluminum in Explosive Welding

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Polyphase Eutectics of Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Phase Composition

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Porosity Development and Modification in Al-Si Alloys: Effect of P and Sr

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Porosity in Aluminum Alloy Castings

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Porosity in Aluminum Welds

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Powder Metallurgy Aluminum Alloys: Structure and Porosity

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Precipitation in AA2195 by Atom Probe Tomography and Transmission Electron Microscopy

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Precipitation in Al–Mg–Si Alloys: Modeling

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Production Levels of Bauxite and Aluminum: Global Historical Survey (1850–2015)

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Production Methods for Aluminum: Alternative

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Properties of Pure Aluminum

entry |52 pages

Pulsed TIG Welding of Al–SiC Composite: Welding Parameter Optimization

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Pulsed TIG Welding of Aluminum

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Quality Parameters for High-Pressure Diecastings

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Quench Factor Analysis

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Quench Sensitivity and Continuous Cooling Precipitation Diagrams

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Quench Sensitivity of Aluminum Alloys

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Quenching of Aluminum Alloys

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Quenching of Aluminum Solid Cylinder: Numerical Study

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Reaction Kinetics during Molten Aluminum Refining Using Electron Backscatter Diffraction

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Recrystallization and Grain Growth

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Recycling of Aluminum

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Recycling of EN AW 2011 Aluminum Chips without Remelting

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Residual Stress During Stamping-Forging of 2024 Aluminum Alloy Sheet

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Retrogression and Re-aging Heat Treatment: AA7XXX Aluminum Alloys

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Rheoprocessing of Semisolid Aluminum Alloys

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Rolling of Aluminum

entry |44 pages

SEM Microstructures and Fractographs of Aluminum Alloys

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Shielding Gas: Performance Improvement of MIG and TIG Welding of Aluminum Alloys

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Sintering Behavior: Al–SiC Compacts in Different Atmospheres

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Smelting of Aluminum

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Solidification of Aluminum Alloy Weld Metal

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Steel: Aluminum Coatings

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Stellite Superalloy Powder Deposition on 7075 Aluminum Alloy

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Strain Rate Sensitivity of Commercial Aluminum Alloys

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Strength and Intergranular Corrosion of Aluminum Alloys: Effect of Cooling Rate

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Superplastic Forming

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Surface Chemistry of Adhesion to Aluminum

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Surface Modification of Aluminum and Its Alloys Using Conversion Coatings

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Texture–Property Relationships in Aluminum Alloys: Simulations and Experiments

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Thermal Analysis of Aluminum Alloys

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Thermal Analysis of Aluminum Alloys

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Thermal Spray Coatings: Aluminum Alloy Protection

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Thin Aluminum Sheets: Continuous Casting and Rolling

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Transmission Electron Micrographs of Aluminum Alloys

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Tube Bending Forming Technologies: Advances and Trends

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Twist Compression Welding of Aluminum

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Uphill Quenching of Aluminum Alloys

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Vacuum Carbothermic Reduction of Alumina

entry |11 pages

Wear Behavior of Aluminum Alloys at Slow Sliding Speeds

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Weldability: Effect of Alloying Element Sc, Mn, and Zr on Alloys of the Al-Mg-Sc-Mn-Zr System

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Weldable Aluminum Alloys in Aerospace and Transportation

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Welding Aluminium Die Castings

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Welding Parameters for Aluminum Alloys

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Welding Technology: Gas Chromatography in

entry |11 pages

Welding: Particulate and Gaseous Emissions

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Wrought Aluminum Alloy: Reinforcement, Alloy Addition, and Deformation Effects on Mechanical Responses

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X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of the Microstructure of Precipitating Aluminum-Based Alloys