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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of aluminum extrusion technology and revises the first book, Aluminum Extrusion Technology (ASM International, 2000), by adding information about recent technology in press, process, die, and billet casting technologies and auxiliary equipment design.
It is intended for technical professionals in the aluminum extrusion industry, extrusion research students, management professionals, and faculty members in extrusion research and who teach courses on materials manufacturing processes.
Updates and revisions in the Second Edition include: new graphics with additional information, new research materials on various aspects of aluminum extrusion technology, a revised billet casting chapter, an expanded soft- and medium-grade alloy extrusion chapter, an emphasis on aerospace extrusion in the hard alloy chapter and introduces FEM simulation to optimize die design including the role of computer simulation in die design.
All topics cover relevant fundamental and real-world practices so that the reader can develop an understanding of the interrelationships among technical and physical factors and how engineering science impacts practical considerations.
