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Aluminum, Titanium, and Other Nonferrous Alloys

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Aluminum Castings Guide
Aluminum Castings Engineering Guide

A practical guide to product and process engineering of various aluminum castings. This book emphasizes process and material characteristics; product-process-alloy integration; manufacturing aspects of aluminum casting; product design features; tooling design, feeding and gating design; product quality needs and specifications.

Print Edition: $180 ASM Members | $240 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription: $62.02  ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Aluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications
Aluminum: Technology, Industry, and Applications

An overview of the processes, practices, and trends associated with the use of aluminum as an engineering material. It includes chapters on mining and smelting, ingot and continuous casting, shape casting, hot and cold rolling, extrusion and drawing, forging, and secondary operations.

Print Edition: $165 ASM Members | $220 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription: $62 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Aluminum Alloy Castings: Properties, Process, and Applications
Aluminum Alloy Castings: Properties, Processes, and Applications

Aluminum Alloy Castings provides property and performance data for all types of aluminum alloy castings and reviews and describes the factors that contribute to and affect those properties, including composition, microstructure, casting process, heat treatment, and quality assurance.

Print Edition: $215 ASM Members | $285 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription: $62.02 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Aluminum Extrusion Technology
Aluminum Extrusion Technology

This book addresses the need within the industrial and academic communities for up-to-date information about aluminum extrusion due to the ever-increasing use of this technology in such areas as architecture and the manufacture of small machine components, structural and engineering assemblies, automobiles, and aircraft.

Print Edition: $175 ASM Members | $230 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription: $40.04 ASM Members | $51 Non-Members

Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys: Atlas of Microfractographs
Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys: Atlas of Microfractographs

This atlas provides an in-depth understanding of the metallurgy and fracture behavior of aluminum-silicon casting alloys, which are used in a wide variety of automotive, aerospace, and consumer product applications.

Print Edition: $105 ASM Members | $140 Non-Members

Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys: Atlas of Microstructures
Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys: Atlas of Microstructures

The Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys: Atlas of Microstructures provides any engineer or researcher who works with aluminum castings with a practical and substantive tool for the visual analysis of the microscopic images of the microstructure of aluminum casting alloys, as examined during routine laboratory procedures.

Print Edition: $165 ASM Members | $220 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $40.04 ASM Members | $51 Non-Members 

Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys Set
Aluminum-Silicon Casting Alloys Set

This two-volume set of microstructures and microfractographs display images seen under a microscope and comprises systematic documentation of aluminum-silicon alloys with relevant descriptions. Each atlas contains images obtained during laboratory testing of mechanical properties.

Print Edition: $230 ASM Members | $305 Non-Members

ASM Specialty Handbook® Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys
ASM Specialty Handbook® Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys

This one-stop reference is a tremendous value and time saver for engineers, designers and researchers who select and process aluminum and aluminum alloys. Covers all aspects of the selection, processing, properties, and performance of aluminum.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

Introduction to Aluminum Alloys and Tempers
Introduction to Aluminum Alloys and Tempers

A concise guide to understanding aluminum alloys and temper combinations in terms of the relationship of their composition, process history, and microstructure to service requirements.

Print Edition: $35 ASM Members | $45 Non-Members

Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Fatigue Data and the
Effects of Temperature, Product Form, and Processing
Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Fatigue Data and the
Effects of Temperature, Product Form, and Processing

Presents one of the most comprehensive collections of fatigue data ever assembled for aluminum alloys, tempers, and products. These data were developed and recorded under consistent conditions and using standard procedures, so valid comparisons can be made among the alloys in the data sets.

Print Edition: $215 ASM Members | $285 Non-Members

Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Tensile, Creep, and Fatigue Data at
High and Low Temperatures
Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Tensile, Creep, and 
Fatigue Data at High and Low Temperatures

This book compiles more than 300 tables listing typical average properties of a wide range of aluminum alloys. The individual test results were compiled, plotted in various ways, and analyzed.

Print Edition: $215 ASM Members | $285 Non-Members

Properties of Aluminum Alloys 2-Volume Set
Properties of Aluminum Alloys 2-Volume Set

Purchase Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Tensile, Creep and Fatigue Data at High and Low Temperatures and Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Fatigue Data and Effects of Temperature, Product Form, and Processing together at a special discount price.

Print Edition: $380 ASM Members | $505 Non-Members

The Surface Treatment and Finishing of Aluminum and Its Alloys
The Surface Treatment and Finishing of Aluminum and Its Alloys,
(2-Volume Book + CD Set)

A comprehensive review and guide to surface engineering–cleaning, finishing, and coating–of aluminum and its alloys. Includes in-depth coverage of anodizing and coloring treatments. Two-volume set plus CD.

Print Edition: $380 ASM Members | $505 Non-Members

ASM Specialty Handbook® Copper and Copper Alloys
ASM Specialty Handbook® Copper and Copper Alloys

Authoritative coverage of the selection, processing, applications, and performance of copper and copper alloys. Includes all of the essential information contained in the ASM Handbook series as well as important reference information from a variety of ASM publications and industry sources.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

ASM Specialty Handbook® Heat-Resistant Materials
ASM Specialty Handbook® Heat-Resistant Materials

A comprehensive reference source on engineering metallic and nonmetallic heat resistant materials from carbon and alloy steels to refractory metals, and ceramics to carbon-carbon composites.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

ASM Specialty Handbook® Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys
ASM Specialty Handbook® Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys

This handbook is the most comprehensive collection of engineering information on this important structural material published in the last sixty years. Prepared with the participation of the International Magnesium Association, it presents the current industrial practices and provides information and data about the properties and performance of magnesium alloys.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

ASM Specialty Handbook® Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys
ASM Specialty Handbook® Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys

A comprehensive guide to the compositions, properties, processing, performance, and applications of nickel, cobalt, and their alloys.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

ASM Specialty Handbook® 9-Volume Set
ASM Specialty Handbook® 9-Volume Set

This set includes Aluminum and Aluminum Alloys Carbon and Alloy Steels Cast Irons Heat-Resistant Materials Magnesium and Magnesium Alloys Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys Stainless Steels Tool Materials Copper and Copper Alloys.

Print Edition: $2,310 ASM Members | $3,080 Non-Members

Beryllium Chemistry and Processing
Beryllium Chemistry and Processing

A comprehensive reference guide to beryllium, its history, and its chemical, mechanical, and physical properties. The 29 chapters include the mineralogy of beryllium and the preferred global sources of ore bodies. 

Print Edition: $215 ASM Members | $257 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription: $62 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Engineering Properties of Magnesium Alloys
Engineering Properties of Magnesium Alloys

This book is written for engineers, scientists, teachers, and students engaged in the design process of material selection and material elimination. Topics such as the alloy designation system and product forms are addressed.

Print Edition: $165 ASM Members | $220 Non-Members

Materials Properties Handbook: Titanium Alloys
Materials Properties Handbook: Titanium Alloys

Provides extensive information on applications, physical properties, corrosion, mechanical properties (including design allowables where available), fatigue, fracture properties, and elevated temperature properties of titanium and its alloys.

Print Edition: $295 ASM Members | $395 Non-Members

Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys: Key Topics in
Materials Science and Engineering
Mechanical Behavior of High-Entropy Alloys: Key Topics in
Materials Science and Engineering

Provides an overview of high entropy alloys (HEAs) and their distinguishing characteristics. The book describes composition and structure, strengthening mechanisms, deformation behaviors, and exceptional fatigue resistance of HEAs.

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Digital Library Subscription:  $8 ASM Members | $10 Non-Members

Superalloys: A Technical Guide, Second Edition
Superalloys: A Technical Guide, Second Edition

Provides reliable and cost-effective means of achieving high operating temperature and stress conditions in aircraft and industrial gas turbines and in a wide variety of other applications, covering virtually all technical aspects related to the selection, processing, use, and analysis of superalloys.

Print Edition: $175 ASM Members | $230 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $40 ASM Members | $51 Non-Members

Superalloys: Alloying and Performance
Superalloys: Alloying and Performance

This practical guide provides an introduction for understanding the compositional complexity of superalloys and the wide range of alloys developed for specific applications. The basics of alloying, strengthening mechanisms, and structure of superalloys are explained in optimizing particular mechanical properties, oxidation/corrosion resistance, and manufacturing characteristics such as castability, forgeability, and weldability.

Print Edition: $90 ASM Members | $120 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $62 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Titanium: A Technical Guide, Second Edition
Titanium: A Technical Guide, Second Edition

Provides a concise summary of the most useful information required to understanding titanium and its alloys. Reviews the significant features of the metallurgy and application of titanium alloys. All technical aspects of the use of titanium are covered. Includes extensive property data.

Print Edition: $175 ASM Members | $230 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $62 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Titanium: Physical Metallurgy, Processing, and Applications
Titanium: Physical Metallurgy, Processing, and Applications

This book covers all aspects of the history, physical metallurgy, corrosion behavior, cost factors and current and potential uses of titanium. The history of titanium is traced from its early beginnings through the work of Kroll, to the present day broadening market place.

Print Edition: $155 ASM Members | $205 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $62 ASM Members | $79 Non-Members

Volume 2: Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special Purpose Materials
ASM Handbook, Volume 2: Properties and Selection: Nonferrous Alloys and Special Purpose Materials

Volume 2 is a comprehensive and authoritative single-volume reference book on nonferrous metals and alloys. Extensive coverage on aluminum, titanium and copper.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members

Volume 2A: Aluminum Science and Technology
ASM Handbook, Volume 2A: Aluminum Science and Technology

Volume 2A provides a detailed and broad-based reference that gives readers insights and solutions on the factors that influence process selection, product quality, performance, and serviceability of aluminum products.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members

Volume 2B: Properties and Selection of Aluminum Alloys
ASM Handbook, Volume 2B: Properties and Selection of 
Aluminum Alloys

This volume provides provides in-depth coverage on the properties, performance, structural design, specifications, and development of aluminum alloys. It is the companion volume of ASM Handbook, Volume 2A: Aluminum Science and Technology, released in 2018.

Print Edition: $285 ASM Members | $380 Non-Members

Digital Library Subscription:  $79 ASM Members | $102 Non-Members