Concern over fuel consumption has lead to interest in lightweight structures for transportation vehicles. This book examines technologies available for the structural connections of these structures: welding, mechanical riveting and adhesive technologies.
This book re-evaluates epidemiological and occupational health studies, experimental studies in animals and in vitro experiments relating to the toxicity of 27 metal and metalloid elements for which evidence of carcinogenicity has been presented. Human carcinogenic risk is subst…
Lightweight materials: understanding the basics
Lightweight materials: understanding the basics
This book covers the properties, processing, and applications of lightweight materials - aluminium, magnesium, beryllium, titanium aluminides, engineering plastics, structural ceramics, and composites with polymer, metals, and ceramic matrices.
Lightweight materials: understanding the basics
The 2016 collection will include papers from the following symposia: -Alumina and Bauxite -Aluminum Alloys, Processing, and Characterization -Aluminum Reduction Technology -Cast Shop Technology -Electrode Technology -Strip Casting.