Cast and Wrought Aluminium Bronzes PDF

FOREWORD

This book has been written at the request of the Copper Development Association of Great Britain to bring up to date the information contained in the excellent book by P J Macken and AA Smith, published in 1966, which has hitherto been the standard reference book on aluminium bronze throughout the industrial world.

Considerable research has been done since 1966 in the metallurgy of these alloys which has allowed guidelines to be established regarding the composition and manufacturing conditions required to ensure reliable corrosion resistance. This book brings this knowledge together in a form which aims to be readily understandable to engineers and designers whose knowledge of metallurgy may not be extensive.

It has been divided into two parts to make it easier for the reader to home-in on the information in which he/she is interested:

Part 1 seeks to meet the needs of people who are responsible for the selection of materials: designers, engineering consultants, metallurgists, architects, civil engineers etc. It provides information on the compositions and corresponding properties of the cast and wrought alloys available, as well as on the types of components obtainable in these alloys. It includes two chapters on corrosion. It also provides information, for the benefit of manufacturers, on the various manufacturing processes: casting, hot and cold working and joining. It does not seek to provide detail technical guidance for particular cases, but gives general principles that have to be observed.

Part 2 deals with the microstructure of the main aluminium bronzes and is for the benefit of those who wish to obtain a deeper knowledge of this range of alloys.

Additional information is provided as appendices, including recommendations on machining. An extensive list of references is also given at the end of the book.

The ISO(Intemational) ICEN(Hurope an) type of alloy designation is used throughout this book an it indicates the nominal composition of the alloy (e.g. CuAlIONiSFe4). The alloying element are shown in bold type for clarity (particularly since the 'l' of AI is easily mistaken for a '1'). American equivalent alloy designations are indicated in tables in which compositions and properties are given.

Edited by: Harry Meigh