Books in the Advances in Metallic Alloys series

This book provides theoretical foundations of the technological processes for melting, casting, forming, heat treatment, and welding of Al-Li alloys. It contains a critical survey of the research in the field and presents data on commercial Al-Li alloys, their phase composition, microstructure, and heat treatment of the ingots, sheets, fo

This Second Edition emphasizes the fundamentals, mechanisms, and applications of ultrasonic melt processing in different light-metal technologies. It contains new chapters on composites and nanocomposites, ultrasonic grain refinement, refinement of primary solid phases, and semi-solid processing of billets with nondendritic structure. It includes significant updates reflecting results obtained over the past two decades on different scales, from laboratory to full-scale industrial implementations. Offering a comprehensive historical review, the book presents guidelines for practical use and further development of the technology.

Discusses the phase composition and structure of iron-containing alloys, the influence of iron on various properties and the harmful effects of iron as an impurity. This book also explores the use of iron in the development of alloys and composites and is intended for students, engineers and researchers working in materials science and metallurgy.

Offers information for nearly 100 elements about first-and second-phase transitions, melting lines, crystal structures of stable and metastable phases, and the stability of polymorphic modifications. This book describes the transitions of polymeric forms of fullerenes. It is suitable for various disciplines such as solid-state physics.

This monograph describes the constitution and properties of magnesium-based alloys containing rare-earth metals. The dependence of their characteristics on their atomic number and place in the periodic table are presented and new ideas for rare-earth metals as alloying additives to magnesium are discussed.

Examines the formation of a structure, properties, and defects in the as-cast material in tight correlation to the physical phenomena involved in the solidification and the process parameters. This book discusses the fundamentals of solidification together with metallurgical and technological aspects of DC casting.