**Preface** XIII


X Contents


Contents VII

Chapter 17 **Interrelation Between Failure and Damage Accumulation** 

**Mechanical Properties of Aluminum Alloys Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation 425**

**Geometry of Second Phase Particles 459** 

Ali Reza Eivani, Jie Zhou and Jurek Duszczyk

Chapter 18 **Nanostructure, Texture Evolution and** 

Chapter 20 **Microstructural Evolution During the** 

Abbas Akbarzadeh

Chapter 19 **Statistical Tests Based on the** 

**Part 6 Microstructures, Nanostructures and Image Analysis 423** 

**in the Pre-Fracture Zone Under Low-Cycle Loading 407**  Vladimir Kornev, Evgeniy Karpov and Alexander Demeshkin

Viktor Beneš, Lev Klebanov, Radka Lechnerová and Peter Sláma

**Homogenization of Al-Zn-Mg Aluminum Alloys 477**

	- **Part 6 Microstructures, Nanostructures and Image Analysis 423**

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Chapter 8 **PIII for Aluminium Surface Modification 175**

Anibal de la Piedad-Beneitez

Chapter 9 **Optimizing the Heat Treatment** 

**Part 4 Mechanical Behavior of** 

Andrzej Pawelek

Martin I. Pech-Canul

**Part 5 Corrosion and Mechanical** 

Chapter 10 **High Strength Al-Alloys:**

Régulo López-Callejas, Raúl Valencia-Alvarado, Arturo Eduardo Muñoz-Castro, Rosendo Pena-Eguiluz,

Antonio Mercado-Cabrera, Samuel R. Barocio, Benjamín Gonzalo Rodríguez-Méndez and

**Process of Cast Aluminium Alloys 197** 

**Aluminium Alloys and Composites 221** 

**Microstructure, Corrosion and Principles of Protection 223**

Anthony E. Hughes, Nick Birbilis, Johannes M.C. Mol, Santiago J. Garcia, Xiaorong Zhou and George E. Thompson

**Compressed Al Metals and Alloys Investigated with Intensive Strain and Acoustic Emission Methods 263** 

**Al-Alloys on Mechanical Mixed Layers (MML) 317** 

**Aluminium Components Under TMF Loading 329** 

**Aluminium Composites for Structural Applications 347** 

Andrea Manente and Giulio Timelli

Chapter 11 **Mechanical Behavior and Plastic Instabilities of** 

Chapter 12 **Aluminum Alloys for Al/SiC Composites 299**

**Damage of Aluminium Alloys 315** 

**Damage-Related Fatigue Life Models for** 

Eichlseder Wilfried, Winter Gerhard, Minichmayr Robert and Riedler Martin

Theodore E. Matikas and Syed T. Hasan

**Aluminium Metal Matrix Composite 385**  Zaki Ahmad, Amir Farzaneh and B. J. Abdul Aleem

Chapter 13 **Effects of Dry Sliding Wear of Wrought** 

Mariyam Jameelah Ghazali

Chapter 14 **Comparison of Energy-Based and** 

Chapter 15 **Deformation Characteristics of** 

Chapter 16 **Corrosion Behavior of** 


Preface

Aluminum is the second most plentiful element on the earth and it became a competition in 19th century. The huge demand of aluminum is projected to get 70 million tons, over 30 millions being obtained from recycled scrap. The scope of aluminum ranges from household to space vehicles. Dramatic advances in casting,welding,forming and eco friendly methods of production have made aluminum and aluminum alloys highly attractive candidate for automotive and aerospace industry, because of their wide range of attributes such as high strength, resistance to corrosion, low density, high reflectively, high ductility and proven reliability. The developments in the last two decades have been revolutionary and well documented both for wrought, heat treatable and non-heat treatable alloys. New developments in methods of casting, forming, welding, environmental degradation, grain refinement and particle size at nano and micro scale have made big impact on

Despite serious competition from composites, aluminum alloys are still the king in these industries, as exemplified by 777 Airbus. Aluminium is a very versatile metal and can be cast in any form, stamped, forged, machine, brazed and resin bonded.

Substantial evidence has been gathered on formability which affects the structural integrity of the components. The demand on quality and integrity of welding is increasing on military and commercial aircraft. This includes improved toughness, lower weight and increased resistance to corrosion fatigue. The progress made in welding, analysis of different techniques and their impact on micro structural characteristics has been discussed in several chapters in the hinder the section "welding, casting and forming". Ambriz Richardo has discussed this topic whereas Saravana Kumar has provided valued information on tailored blanks and deep drawing behavior of aluminum alloys. Because of high plastic strain, levels, rigid strength requirements and high quality controls are required for forming processes ranging from single to multiple stage because of increasingly dynamic and competitive market demands which includes outstanding toughness and a high resistance to corrosion fatigue. Various casting process such as direct chill casting, rotary die equal channel angular processing, counter gravity casting and centrifugal casting is described by Aremo Bolaji, Watazu Akira and others have shown new

their demand for space and automotive industry.
