Casting Aluminum Alloys

This monograph summarizes research conducted at Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloy during many decades in part together with Alcoa Inc. The research covered areas of the structure, properties, thermal resistance, corrosion and fatigue of aluminum alloys in industrial manufacturing. ·Emphasis on interconnection among phase equilibria, thermodynamics and microstructure of alloys;·Systematic overview of all phase diagrams with Al that are important for the development of casting aluminium alloys·Diagrams ("processing windows") of important technological properties such as castability, molten metal fluidity, tendency to hot pre-solidification cracking, porosity·Mathematical models for alloy mechanical properties facilitating the down-selection of best prospect candidates for new alloy development ·New principles of design of eutectic casting aluminium alloys·Examples of successful novel casting alloy development, including alloys for high-strength applications, alloys with transition metals, and novel alloys utilizing aluminium scrap "This monograph summarizes the results of the authors' studies in the area of casting aluminum alloys, with a special emphasis on their phase equilibria, microstructure and properties. It begins with a systematic analysis of modern concepts relating alloy termodynamics, phase diagrams, and microstructure (the phase-field approach). The roles of different alloying elements, ancillary additions and impurities are elucidated in detail. For this purpose, the authors present the results on Al-based binary and multi-component phase diagrams that are important for proper understanding of their properties and microstructure (both equilibrium and non-equilibrium solidification phase diagrams are considered in detail). In addition to physical and mechanical properties, the authors also describe such important technological parameters as alloy castability, tendency to pre-solidification hot cracking, hermeticity, shrinkage porosity and others. The general principles are illustrated by the numerous successful alloy development efforts, including such widespread casting alloy families as Al-Si-(Mg), Al-Cu and Al-Mg. The authors formulate the general scientific principles of the design of novel casting alloys with eutectic microstructure. Examples of alloys developed using these principles include novel high strength casting alloys, alloys with transition metals and aluminum scrap-based casting alloys."--BOOK JACKET This monograph summarizes research conducted at Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloy during many decades in part together with Alcoa Inc. The research covered areas of the structure, properties, thermal resistance, corrosion and fatigue of aluminum alloys in industrial manufacturing.

· Emphasis on interconnection among phase equilibria, thermodynamics and microstructure of alloys;
· Systematic overview of all phase diagrams with Al that are important for the development of casting aluminium alloys
· Diagrams ("processing windows") of important technological properties such as castability, molten metal fluidity, tendency to hot pre-solidification cracking, porosity
· Mathematical models for alloy mechanical properties facilitating the down-selection of best prospect candidates for new alloy development
· New principles of design of eutectic casting aluminium alloys
· Examples of successful novel casting alloy development, including alloys for high-strength applications, alloys with transition metals, and novel alloys utilizing aluminium scrap Casting Aluminum Alloys summarizes research conducted at Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloy during many decades in part together with Alcoa Inc. The research covered areas of the structure, properties, thermal resistance, corrosion and fatigue of aluminum alloys in industrial manufacturing. Emphasis on interconnection among phase equilibria, thermodynamics and microstructure of alloys Systematic overview of all phase diagrams with Al that are important for the development of casting aluminium alloys Diagrams ("processing windows") of important technological properties such as castability, molten metal fluidity, tendency to hot pre-solidification cracking, porosity Mathematical models for alloy mechanical properties facilitating the down-selection of best prospect candidates for new alloy development New principles of design of eutectic casting aluminium alloys Examples of successful novel casting alloy development, including alloys for high-strength applications, alloys with transition metals, and novel alloys utilizing aluminium scrap This monograph summarizes research conducted at Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloy during many decades in part together with Alcoa Inc. The research covered areas of the structure, properties, thermal resistance, corrosion and fatigue of aluminum alloys in industrial manufacturing. · Emphasis on interconnection among phase equilibria, thermodynamics and microstructure of alloys; · Systematic overview of all phase diagrams with Al that are important for the development of casting aluminium alloys · Diagrams ("processing windows") of important technological properties such as castability, molten metal fluidity, tendency to hot pre-solidification cracking, porosity · Mathematical models for alloy mechanical properties facilitating the down-selection of best prospect candidates for new alloy development · New principles of design of eutectic casting aluminium alloys · Examples of successful novel casting alloy development, including alloys for high-strength applications, alloys with transition metals, and novel alloys utilizing aluminium scrap This monograph provides a broad overview of the principles of design of advanced casting aluminium alloys. These materials continue to play a very important role in a number of fields, e.g. the automotive industry, machine engineering, marine construction, etc. The authors show that the development of novel casting aluminium alloys is impossible without understanding the corresponding phase diagrams, both equilibrium and non-equilibrium, and deep relationships existing among alloy thermodynamics, phase equilibria, and alloy microstructure. An important feature is the systematic review of such