Light Alloys: From Traditional Alloys to Nanocrystals
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
The definitive overview of the science and metallurgy of aluminium, magnesium, titanium and beryllium alloys, covering background materials science, properties, manufacturing processes and applications in a single, accessible volume.Recent years have seen significant advances in the processing and use of light alloys, in particular in the aeronautical and automotive industries, along with advances in modelling techniques, casting and fabricating technologies and environmental issues. Fully updated to cov