Al-Si Alloys Automotive, Aeronautical, and Aerospace Applications /

• Main Authors: Robles-Hernandez, Francisco C. (Author), Herrera Ramírez, Jose Martin (Author), Mackay, Robert (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Transportation.; Thermodynamics.; Heat engineering.; Heat transfer.; Mass transfer.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Materials Science.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Automotive Engineering.

This book details aluminum alloys with special focus on the aluminum silicon (Al‐Si) systems – that are the most abundant alloys second only to steel. The authors include a description of the manufacturing principles, thermodynamics, and other main characteristics of Al‐Si alloys. Principles of proc...