Light Metals Technology 2013

Volume is indexed by Thomson Reuters CPCI-S (WoS).The special collection focuses on recent advances in the science and technologies associated with aluminium, magnesium and titanium alloys.

Topics span the full light metals field from the development of new alloys, through processing and material behaviour, to final application, and increasingly the issues of sustainability and end-of-life.

The papers are arranged in the following chapters: 1.

Alloy Development; 2. Casting & Solidification; 3. Forming; 4. Heat Treatment & Phase Transformations; 5. Mechanical Behaviour, 6. Corrosion & Surface Modification; 7. Joining; and 8. Applications. This volume provides a snapshot of the current status and trends in light metals research, and will be an invaluable resource for readers in academia and industry alike.About 170 papers from LMT2013 cover alloy development, casting and solidification, forming, heat treatment and phase transformation, mechanical behavior, corrosion and surface modification, joining, and applications.

Specific topics include the development and property evaluation of low-silicon aluminum casting alloys for thermal dissipation, the microstructural modeling of magnesium alloys and experimental validation, the design of a composite roll with internal cooling channels for twin-roll casting, high strength and high ductility in nanostructured aluminum-based intermetallics produced by high-pressure torsion, and novel environmentally friendly coatings for aerospace alloys.