Corrosion of aluminium / Christian Vargel, Former Engineer at Pechiney, Consulting Engineer on Corrosion of Aluminium, www.corrosion-aluminium.com ; foreword by Jean-Marc Germain, Chief Executive Officer of Constellium ; translated by Hugh Dunlop, Communications Manager, Federation of European Materials Societies, Former R&D Group Leader of Constellium.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vargel, Christian, author.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Aluminum--Corrosion.

Aluminum.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Elsevier

Amsterdam : Elsevier Science, 2015.

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

Corrosion of Aluminium, Second Edition, highlights the practical and general aspects of the corrosion of aluminium alloys. Chapters help readers new to the topic understand the metallurgical, chemical and physical features of aluminium alloys. Author Christian Vargel adopts a practitioner styled approach that is based on the expertise he has gained during a 40-year career in aluminium corrosion. The book assesses the corrosion resistance of aluminium, a key metric recognized as one of the main conditions for the development of many uses of aluminium in transport, construction, power transmission, and more.

Notes:

Translated from the French.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-08-099925-5