Aluminum - Rolling: Process Principles and Applications

by Ragh Vendra Pratap Singh

This text presents an integrated, encompassing look at the subject of rolling aluminum. Written analytically, using mathematical expressions and equations derived from the first principles, this book includes chapters on the history of aluminum; molten metal, melting and holding furnaces, and impurities and treatments; D.C. casting, continuous strip casting, scalping, preheating soaking, and homogenising; theories of rolling; hot rolling, cold rolling/foil rolling, and control philosophy; thickness control and gauges and optimization; cold-rolling oil chemistry and tribology; rolls and roll shells, roll grinding, grinding wheels and roll inspection; annealing, other heat treatments, finishing operations, on-line quality control systems, and material handling systems; and product specification, recommended applications and guide to the users.

574 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2000