Thermo-Mechanical Processing of Metallic Materials

Bert Verlinden, Julian Driver, Indradev Samajdar and Roger D. Doherty (Eds.)0080444970, 9780080444970

Modern metallic materials are used extensively in a wide variety of applications, some of which are quite obvious (vehicles, cables, buildings and packaging) and others perhaps less so as in the critical structures of planes, skyscrapers, micro-electronic devises, nuclear and other energy plants. Many of the alloys used for these applications have undergone major transformations over the last 20 years. These transformations have been implemented to improve the material performances at minimum cost to the user. In many cases, if not most, they have resulted from advances in Thermo-Mechanical Processing – the set of operations by which basic materials are transformed into high quality components. Divided into three sections, the first section covers the microstructural science base of the subject, including the microstructure determined mechanical properties of metals. The second section deals with the current mechanical technology of plastic forming of metals. The concluding section illustrates the interaction of the first two disciplines in a series of case studies of successful current TMP processing and also looks ahead to possible new developments in the field.

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Table of contents :
Content:
Preface
Page xvii
Robert W. Cahn

List of symbols
Pages xix-xx

Abbreviations
Page xxi

Chapter 1 General introduction Original Research Article
Pages 1-5

Chapter 2 Microstructure and properties Original Research Article
Pages 7-30

Chapter 3 Plasticity Original Research Article
Pages 31-54

Chapter 4 Work hardening Original Research Article
Pages 55-81

Chapter 5 Softening mechanisms Original Research Article
Pages 83-108

Chapter 6 Alternative deformation mechanisms Original Research Article
Pages 109-126

Chapter 7 Phase transformations Original Research Article
Pages 127-150

Chapter 8 Textural developments during thermo-mechanical processing Original Research Article
Pages 151-183

Chapter 9 Residual stress Original Research Article
Pages 185-201

Chapter 10 Modelling Original Research Article
Pages 203-231

Chapter 11 Forming techniques Original Research Article
Pages 233-332

Chapter 12 Defects in thermo-mechanical processing Original Research Article
Pages 333-348

Chapter 13 Physical simulation of properties Original Research Article
Pages 349-364

Chapter 14 Thermo-mechanical processing of aluminium alloys Original Research Article
Pages 365-404

Chapter 15 Thermo-mechanical processing of steel Original Research Article
Pages 405-448

Chapter 16 Thermo-mechanical processing of hexagonal alloys Original Research Article
Pages 449-473

Chapter 17 New technologies Original Research Article
Pages 475-517

Index
Pages 519-528