After successful completion of the course, students are able to understand the concept of lightness and are able to answer which material properties influence lightness. in addition, they build an overview about the important light metal alloys, mainly Aluminum, Magnesium and Titanium, from extraction to processing and their application.
Students learn about the evolution of light metal microstructures during the manufacturing process. They are able to use their material science basic knowledge to interpret manufacturing processes, in particular thermomechanical processes that apply to light metals. The gained knowledge provides students solid bases for judgment and assessing light metal properties and their engineering applications.
Overview on light metals (Al, Mg, Ti alloys), systematic of alloy systems, strengthening mechanisms (precipitation hardening, phase transformations), shaping (casting, hot/cold forming), service properties, trends in alloys development
Literatur zum Inhalt der Lehrveranstaltung ist erhältlich. wird während der VO ausgegeben Aluminum: Technology, Applications and Environment, D.G.Altenpohl, Aluminum Association, TMS, Washington 1998. Light Alloys by I.J.Polmear, Edward Arnold, 3rd edition, London 1996. Aluminium-Taschenbuch, Aluminium-Verlag, verschiednene Auflagen (Bd.1 Grundlagen , 1996: Bd.2 Umformen, Gießen.... 1997: Bd.3 Weiterverarbeitg.u.Anwendung ) Anwendungstechnologie Aluminium, F.Ostermann, Springer Verl.1998 Magnesium Taschenbuch, Aluminium Verlag, Düsseldorf 2000. Titanium by R.Boyer, G.Lütjering, J.C.Williams; Springer 2003. Titan u.seine Legierungen, M.Peters, C.Leyens, Wiley VCH 2002.
