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Light Metal Alloys Applications / Waldemar Alfredo Monteiro, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Monteiro, Waldemar A., Editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Aluminum alloys.
- Light metal alloys.
- Magnesium alloys.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (252 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- IntechOpen 2014
- Rijeka, Croatia : InTech, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Lightweight alloys have become of great importance in engineering for construction of transportation equipment. At present, the metals that serve as the base of the principal light alloys are aluminum and magnesium. One of the most important lightweight alloys are the aluminum alloys in use for several applications (structural components wrought aluminum alloys, parts and plates). However, some casting parts that have low cost of production play important role in aircraft parts. Magnesium and its alloys are among the lightest of all metals and the sixth most abundant metal on earth. Magnesium is ductile and the most machinable of all metals. Many of these light weight alloys have appropriately high strength to warrant their use for structural purposes, and as a result of their use, the total weight of transportation equipment has been considerably decreased.
- Notes:
- Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (InTech, viewed October 19, 2022).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789535163626
- 9535163620
- 9789535115885
- 953511588X
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