Aluminium Alloys
Pure Aluminium
Mechanical Properties
Pure Al: Applications
Wrought Alloy Designations
Hardening Mechanisms
Grain Size Hardening
Hardening in Al Alloys
Work Hardening
Non Heat-treatable alloys
Precipitation Hardening
What Happens?
What Happens (continued)?
Age Hardening
Magnitude of Hardening
Magnitude of Hardening (Cont.)
Age Hardening of Al Alloys
Age Hardening (continued)
Age Hardening (cont.)
Al-4%Cu
Al-4% Cu continued
Al-4%Cu Precipitates
Al-4% Cu: TTT diagram
Heat Treatable Alloys
Casting Alloys
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