Light Alloys : Metallurgy of the Light Metals, Fifth Edition

__Light Alloys: From Traditional Alloys to Nanocrystals, Fifth Edition,__ covers the materials science, properties, manufacturing processes, and applications of key engineering metals in a single accessible volume. As use of these metals is now more widespread than ever, with routine use in motor vehicles and aircraft, this book includes materials characteristics and applications, heat treatment properties, fabrication, microstructure/property relationships, new applications, and processes.

Light Alloys: From Traditional Alloys to Nanocrystals, Fifth Edition, covers the materials science, properties, manufacturing processes, and applications of key engineering metals in a single accessible volume. As use of these metals is now more widespread than ever, with routine use in motor vehicles and aircraft, this book includes materials characteristics and applications, heat treatment properties, fabrication, microstructure/property relationships, new applications, and processes.

• Provides a definitive, single volume overview on the light alloys
• Presents new material on the processing, characteristics, and applications of these essential metals
• Covers the latest applications and processes in the auto and aero industries

Content: Front-matter,Copyright,Preface to the First Edition,Preface to the Second Edition,Preface to the Third Edition,Preface to the Fourth Edition,Preface to the Fifth EditionEntitled to full text1 - The Light Metals, Pages 1-29 2 - Physical Metallurgy of Aluminium Alloys, Pages 31-107 3 - Casting of Light Alloys, Pages 109-156 4 - Wrought Aluminium Alloys, Pages 157-263 5 - Cast Aluminium Alloys, Pages 265-286 6 - Magnesium Alloys, Pages 287-367 7 - Titanium Alloys, Pages 369-460 8 - Novel Materials and Processing Methods, Pages 461-514 Appendix, Page 515 Index, Pages 517-525 Providing a definitive, single volume overview on the light alloys, this book presents new material on the processing, characteristics, and applications of these essential metals, and covers the latest applications and processes in the auto and aero industries. -- Edited summary from book