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    • The achievement of high strength in an Al 6061 alloy by the application of cryogenic and warm rolling 

      U. G. Kang; H. J. Lee; W. J. Nam (2013-12-03)
      The ultrafine-grained Al 6061 alloy, which was fabricated by the combination of cryogenic rolling with warm rolling, achieved high ultimate tensile strength of 420 MPa. Compared with the results by other severe plastic ...
    • Advanced Aluminum Powder Metallurgy Alloys and Composites 

      Ram B. Bhagat (2013-12-03)
      POWDER METALLURGICAL PROCESSING provides much finer and homogeneous microstructure, better mechanical properties, and near-net shape parts producibility for aluminum alloys in comparison with ingot metallurgy (I/M). In ...
    • Alloy and Temper Designation Systems for Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 

      R.B.C. Cayless (2013-12-03)
      SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNATING aluminum and aluminum alloys that incorporate the product form (wrought, casting, or foundry ingot), and its respective temper (with the exception of foundry ingots, which have no temper classification) ...
    • Aluminum 

      FC Campbell (2013-12-03)
      Aluminum has many outstanding attributes that lead to a wide range of applications, including: 1) Good corrosion and oxidation resistance; 2) High electrical and thermal conductivities; 3) Low density; 4) High reflectivity; ...
    • Aluminum Alloy and Temper Designation Systems of the Aluminum Association 

      J. Gilbert Kaufman (2013-12-03)
      It is very useful for secondary fabricators and users of aluminum products and components to have a working knowledge of the Aluminum Association alloy and temper designation systems. The alloy system provides a standard ...
    • Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys 

      J.R. Davis (2013-12-03)
      General Characteristics. The unique combinations of properties provided by aluminum and its alloys make aluminum one of the most versatile, economical, and attractive metallic materials for a broad range of uses—from soft, ...
    • Aluminum Foundry Products 

      A. Kearney; E.L. Rooy (2013-12-03)
      ALUMINUM CASTING ALLOYS are the most versatile of all common foundry alloys and generally have the highest castability ratings. As casting materials, aluminum alloys have the following favorable characteristics: Good ...
    • Anodizing 

      Milton F. Stevenson, Jr. (2013-12-03)
      IN GENERAL, anodizing refers to conversion coating of the surface of aluminum and its alloys to porous aluminum oxide. The process derives its name from the fact that the aluminum part to be coated becomes the anode in an ...
    • Bulk Properties of Powders 

      John W. Carson and Brian H. Pittenger (2013-12-03)
      THE P/M INDUSTRY has grown considerably in the past decade. As a result of this growth, more critical components in the automotive, aircraft, tooling, and industrial equipment industries are being considered for manufacture ...
    • Chromate Conversion Coatings 

      Unknown author (2013-12-03)
    • Cold Extrusion 

      M. Bhupatiraju and R. Greczanik (2013-12-03)
      COLD EXTRUSION is a push-through compressive forming process with the starting material (billet/slug) at room temperature. During the process, however, the deforming material undergoes deformation heating (conversion of ...
    • Color Metallography 

      George F. Vander Voort (2013-12-03)
      The use of color in metallography has a long history, with color micrographs published over the past eighty-some years. A number of general articles have been published reviewing methods and applications. Natural color is ...
    • Color Metallography 

      Mario Epler (2013-12-03)
      Precipitation reactions are of great importance in engineering alloys. This general phenomenon occurs in many different alloy systems when one phase transforms into a mixed-phase system as a result of cooling from high ...
    • Comparison of experimental, calculated and observed values for electrical and thermal conductivity of aluminium alloys 

      P. Olaffsson; R. Sandstrom; A. Karlsson (2013-12-03)
      A model has been developed for calculating the electrical resistivity of commercial aluminium alloys from composition and heat treatments using the Matthiessen rule. The model is based on the approximation that the solubility ...
    • Constitution of Alloys, 

      J E Hatch (2013-12-03)
      Most of the metallic elements readily alloy with aluminum, but only a few are important major alloying ingredients in commercial aluminum-based alloys. Nevertheless, an appreciable number of other elements serve as ...
    • The corrosion of 6061 aluminum under heat transfer conditions in the ANS corrosion test loop, 

      R. E. Pawel; G. L. Yoder; D. K. Felde; B. H. Montgomery; M. T. McFee (2013-12-03)
      The corrosion of aluminum alloy fuel cladding in ultrahigh flux research reactors such as the Advanced Neutron Source may pose special temperature and structural problems associated with the buildup of reaction products ...
    • Deformation Processing 

      FC Campbell (2013-12-03)
      Metalworking processes are commonly classified as either hot working or cold working operations. Primary metalworking processes, such as the bulk deformation processes used to conduct the initial breakdown of cast ingots, ...
    • The development of hardness homogeneity in aluminum and an aluminum alloy processed by ECAP 

      Cheng Xu; Terence G. Langdon (2013-12-03)
      Equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is an effective fabrication process for obtaining ultrafine-grained materials. This paper examines the development of homogeneity in materials processed by ECAP with emphasis on samples ...
    • Enhancement of strength and superplasticity in a 6061 Al alloy processed by equal-channel-angular-pressing 

      W.J. Kim; J.K. Kim; T.Y. Park; S.I. Hong; D.I. Kim M; Y.S. Kim; J.D. Lee (2013-12-03)
      Pre-equal-channel-angular-pressing (ECAP) solution treatment combined with post-ECAP aging treatment has been found to be effective in enhancing the room-temperature strength of 6061 aluminum alloy. The largest increase ...
    • Extrusion of Aluminum Alloys 

      W.Z. Misiolek (2013-12-03)
      ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS are very suitable for extrusion and many types of profiles can be produced from easily extrudable alloys. 6061 mentioned four times.