Virtual fabrication of aluminum alloys : Microstructural modelling in industrial aluminum production

This book contains the results of an R&D initiative of the European aluminum industry to apply modern modeling tools so as to develop new methods of virtual fabrication. Industrial experts divulge their own experience to provide a concise overview of the possibilities and success of modeling to date, the critical features and where improved modeling is considered necessary. The book covers the most important aluminum alloys and applications, and concludes with an outlook on the developments envisaged for the next five to ten years. An essential reference for scientists and engineers involved in the aluminum industry and working on aluminum processing and application issues.

ntroduction. Materials and Applications. Modeling. Strain Hardening. Softening. Deformation Textures. Recrystallization Textures. Microchemistry. Thermomechanical Simulation. Forming Simulation. Projects.