Extrusion of Aluminium Alloys / by Terry Sheppard.

In recent years the importance of extruded alloys has increased due to the decline in copper extrusion, increased use in structural applications, environmental impact and reduced energy consumption. There have also been huge technical advances. This text provides comprehensive coverage of the metall...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Sheppard, Terry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1999.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Continuum principles
  • 3 Metallurgical features affecting the extrusion of aluminium alloys
  • 4 Extrusion processing
  • 5 Homogenization and extrusion conditions for specific alloys
  • 6 Processing of 6XXX alloys
  • 7 Plant utilization
  • Appendix 1 International alloy designations and chemical composition limits for wrought aluminium and wrought aluminium alloys
  • Appendix 2 Conversion factors for some common units
  • Appendix 3 Temper designations.