Advanced Light Alloys and Composites
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Advanced Light Metals and Composites, Zakopane, Poland, September 5-15, 1997

Includes basic problems of alloy constitution and phase transformations. This title considers the properties, casting technology, thermomechanical treatment and structure of the aluminium alloys. It pays attention to the magnesium alloys, particularly those having rare earth metal constituents.

An expert exposition of the structural and mechanical properties of light alloys and composites, bridging the gap between scientists and industrial engineers in its consideration of advanced light materials, their structure, properties, technology and application. Includes basic problems of alloy constitution and phase transformations. The aluminium alloys are the main topic of the book, consideration being given to their properties, casting technology, thermomechanical treatment and structure. Attention is also given to the magnesium alloys, particularly those having rare earth metal constituents. Both commercial titanium alloys and intermetallic compounds are discussed, as are metallic composites. The latest engineering techniques are discussed in both theoretical and practical terms.

The Current Status of Ti-Al and Al-Li Binary Phase Diagrams

T.B. Massalski, K. Muraleedharan. Effect of Solutionizing
Time on Age Hardening. Characteristics and Corrosive Wear Behavior of
Age Hardenable Al Alloy Composites
S.K. Varma. Modelling of
Nucleation and Growth Processes in Aluminium Alloys
A.-M. Zahra,
M.J. Starink. Halides Salts Inclusions in Aluminium Alloys
O.
Quintero-Sayago, S.C. Ramirez. The Regularities of the
Structure Formation and Phase Transformations in Al-Si Alloys
V.Z.
Kutsova. Phase Transformations in Al-Zr-Ti Alloys at High
Temperatures
P. Malek, B. Chalupa. Atomic Mechanisms of
Diffusion in Ni3Al
S.V. Divinski, et al. The Influence
of In on the Structure of AlLiCuMgZr Alloys
N. Boukous, et
al. Metal Matrix Composites: A Survey
W.G.J. Bunk. In-Situ
Formed Aluminium Composites
L. Svendsen, A.E.W. Jarfors.
Dimensional Stability of Al-Si-Cu Casting
G.E. Byczynski, et
al. Finite Element Analysis of Deformation Behavior in Particle
Reinforced Metal Matrix Composites
A. Aran, S. Yilmaz. In Situ
Processing of TiCp-Aluminium Composites
Y. Birol. Metal Matrix
Composites and Foamed Metals: Examples of Innovative Light Metals

H.P. Degischer. Indentation Creep in M124+s MMC Material
G.
Cseh. Using Fly Ash for the Production of Light Weight Composites

J. Sobczak, et al. Optimization of the Hot Working Conditions of
A359/SiC/20p Using Processing and Stability Maps
A.M. de Sanctis,
et al. High Temperature Deformation of Dispersion Strengthened
Al-Al4C3 Composite
J. Zrnik, et al.
Effect of Fiber Volume Fraction, Geometry and Fiber Breakage on Creep
in Short Fiber Reinforced Aluminum Alloys
B. Skrotzki, et
al. TiAl Alloys: Phase Transformation, Microstructure and
Mechanical Properties
M. Yamaguchi. The Influence of
Microalloying and Melting Technology on the Structure and Properties
of the Titanium-Base Alloys
A.Yu. Kutsov, et al.
Magnetically-Controlled Melting and Welding of Titanium (a+b)
Alloys
Ya.Yu. Kompan. Thermal Cycling and Deformation Effects
in Ni-Ti-Co Shape Memory Alloys
M. Larnicol, et al. Influence
of the Transition Metals on Structure and Mechanical Properties of
Titanium-Base Alloys
A.V. Dobromyslov. Light
Intermetallics
M. Palm, G. Sauthoff. Melt Treatment Practice of
Aluminium and Al-Alloys
W. Reif. Solidification of Aluminium
Alloys
R. Ciach, M. Podosek. Theoretical Principles of
Hypereutectic Silumin Alloys Crystallization
S. Pietrowski.
Numerical Simulation of Solidification Kinetics and Development of
Microsegregations in Dendritic Aluminium Alloys
J. Lacaze.
Metastable Precipitates in Aluminium Alloys
G. Kostorz.
Improved Hypereutectic Al-Si Cast Alloys: Microstructure and
Properties
K. Muller. Quantification of Structure
Parameters of Dispersion Strengthened Aluminium Alloys
M.
Besterci, et al. Advanced Casting Materials and Technology
K.
Eigenfeld. Improvement of Mechanical Properties of Al-Si-Cast
Alloys by Grain Refinement and Modification
W. Reif, K.
Muller. Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Laser
Welded and Aged Al-Li-Zr Alloys
J. Kusinski, A.
Twardowska. Decomposition of Rapidly Quenched Supersaturated
Al-Sc-X (X: Li, Ta, Ti) Alloys
U. Schmidt, et al. The Effect of
Strain Rate on Plastic Instabilities in Some Aluminium Alloys
P.
Lukac. Influence of the Reinforcement on the Coherent
Precipitation in Aluminium-Based Metal Matrix Composites
V.
Massardier, et al. Precipitation Processes in Age-Hardenable
Aluminium Alloys

SAS Studies of AlLi 9.07at% Sc
0.11at% Alloy
W. Gille, O. Kabisch. Improved Analysis of
Ripening Kinetics: Application to AlLi Alloys
H. Gratz.
Precipitation in High Strength AlZnMg (Cu, Zr) Alloys
L. Reich,
N.Q. Chinh. P/M Al-Si Alloy Based Materials Obtained by Hot
Forming
S. Szczepanik, et al. Thermomechanical Processing
of Aluminium Alloys
F.J. Humphreys, G.W. Lorimer. Strain
Reduced Fracture in Textured Al-Li Alloys
J. Kusnierz, et
al. Microstructure Analysis Based on Local Orientation
Measurements
J. Pospiech, et al. In Situ Investigation of the
Portevin-Le Chatelier Effect in AlZnMg Alloys
A.
Soreng, H.J. Roven. Structure and Mechanical Properties of
High Strength Aluminium Alloys
J. Dutkiewicz. Structure
Development in High Temperature Al-Zr-Ti Alloys
M. Janecek,
et al. Recovery and Strain-Hardening of AlMg Alloys
M.
Verdier, et al. Medium Temperature Deformation of Al Alloys
G.
Lapasset, P. Costa. Constitutive Relations for Aluminium Deformed
at Elevated Temperatures
E.S. Puchi, et al. On Evaluation of
Fatigue Failure Criterion of Aluminium Alloys Based on Inelastic
Strain Energy
N.S. Yermolaeva, S.V. Petinov.
Warm-Deformation and the Age Hardening Response in Two Aluminium
Alloys. The AlMgSi1 AlZn5Mg1 Alloys
O. Jensrud.
Structures and Properties of Commercial Aluminium Alloys after Severe
Straining
M.V. Markushev, et al. FEM Modeling of the Aluminium
Alloy Microplasticity
N.S. Yermolaeva, et al.
Microstructure/Property Relationships in Two Magnesium-Rare Earth
Alloys
G.W. Lorimer, et al. Advanced Magnesium Alloys with
Rare-Earth Metal Additions
L.L. Rokhlin. Thermal Cycling
Effects in Magnesium Composites
P. Lukac, et al.
Mechanical Properties of Mg and Mg Base Alloy Composites
Z. Drozd,
et al. Magnesium Alloys with Rare-Earth Metals Prepared Using Rapid
Solidification Technology
T.V. Dobatkina, et al. High
Strain Rate Superplasticity in Some Lightweight Alloys and Their
Composites
T.G. Nieh. High Strain Rate Superplasticity in
Fine-Grained Commercial Al Alloys Processed by Equal-Channel Angular
Pressing
P.B. Berbon, et al. Carbon Hard Coatings of Al-Alloys
for UHV Application
W. Precht, et al. Intermetallic Coatings
with Nano- and Quasicrystalline Structures on Al-Based Substrates

S.V. Divinski, et al. Surface Modification of Aluminium Alloys
Using High Intensity Beams
P. Petrov. Subject Index.