The Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys addresses the needs of
the practicing materials scientist and engineer, whether in an industrial or university setting,
and the advanced student. This handbook provides a fundamental overview of a wide range
of characterization methodologies and does not provide an experimental guide for specific
techniques.
We have enlisted the top researchers and practitioners in the world to write in their areas
of expertise and to critically discuss the methodologies to quantitatively evaluate properties
and microstructures. The result is a unique and outstanding text that will be an invaluable
companion reference guide to many advanced laboratory techniques to characterize the
microstructure of many different alloys including aluminum, steel, and superalloys.
This one-of-a-kind reference examines conventional and advanced methodologies for the quantitative evaluation of properties and characterization of microstructures in metals. It presents methods for uncovering valuable information including precipitate mechanisms, kinetics, stability, crystallographic orientation, the effects of thermo-mechanical processing, and residual stress.
The editors of Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys enlist top industry researchers and practitioners from around the world to analyze the methodologies presented in their areas of expertise. Following traditional metallography methods, the book features an atlas of microstructures for aluminum, steel, and superalloys. The text also examines several material characterization methods rarely covered in other references, provides the framework for using advanced laboratory techniques, and discusses component failure identification methods and other measurements that are crucial to components manufacturing.
Enabling the evolution of stronger and more function-specific compositions, Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys offers engineers, researchers, and materials scientists an invaluable reference of many advanced laboratory techniques in the context of characterization and property evaluation methodologies for metals and alloys.
