Premium Quality Aluminum Castings

Premium-quality castings are those which are guaranteed to show a specified high level of mechanical properties. The properties currently being achieved represent significant improvements over those which can be achieved in conventional aluminum-alloy castings and approach the properties currently obtainable in wrought aluminum alloys. These property advances are largely the result of improved casting technique and design. These castings are gradually finding acceptance and usage in aerospace applications, thanks to integrated efforts between the casting producers and their customers. (Author).

J. G. (Gil) Kaufman is currently president of his consulting company, Kaufman Associates.

This practical guide to product and process engineering of various aluminum castings 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; product launches; and successful conversions of aluminum from steel and iron.

"This report brings together under one cover the information available on an aluminum casting alloy designated M45 which consists primarily of aluminum admixed with copper, cadmium, magnesium, and titanium. M45 was designed specifically for use in cryogenic environments where materials of strength, ductility, and toughness are required. Because these properties of the material actually increase as temperatures decrease, M45 appears to be attractive for many applications at cryotemperatures."--Foreword.

This one-stop reference is a tremendous value and time saver for engineers, designers and researchers. Emerging technologies, including aluminum metal-matrix composites, are combined with all the essential aluminum information from the ASM Handbook series (with updated statistical information).