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Corrosion of Aluminium Christian Vargel (Former Engineer, Pechiney, Consulting Engineer on Corrosion of Aluminium)

Corrosion of Aluminium By Christian Vargel (Former Engineer, Pechiney, Consulting Engineer on Corrosion of Aluminium)

Summary

Highlights the practical and general aspects of the corrosion of aluminium alloys with many illustrations and references. This book allows the reader who is not very familiar with aluminium to understand the metallurgical, chemical and physical features of the aluminium alloys.

Corrosion of Aluminium Summary

Corrosion of Aluminium by Christian Vargel (Former Engineer, Pechiney, Consulting Engineer on Corrosion of Aluminium)

Corrosion of Aluminium, Second Edition, highlights the practical and general aspects of the corrosion of aluminium alloys. Chapters help readers new to the topic understand the metallurgical, chemical and physical features of aluminium alloys. Author Christian Vargel adopts a practitioner styled approach that is based on the expertise he has gained during a 40-year career in aluminium corrosion. The book assesses the corrosion resistance of aluminium, a key metric recognized as one of the main conditions for the development of many uses of aluminium in transport, construction, power transmission, and more.

Corrosion of Aluminium Reviews

"A welcome addition to technical libraries,Corrosion of Aluminiumtakes on this challenging topic in both scientific and practical terms, offering an all-inclusive analysis of the subjecta corrosion classic in every sense." -- Light Metal Age "This new edition highlights the practical and general aspects of the corrosion of aluminum alloys. Chapters help readers new to the topic understand the metallurgical, chemical, and physical features of aluminum alloys. The author adopts a practitioner styled approach that is based on the expertise he has gained during a 40-year career in aluminum corrosion. The book assesses the corrosion resistance of aluminum, a key metric recognized as one of the main conditions for the development of many uses of aluminum in transport, construction, power transmission, and more." --ICP

About Christian Vargel (Former Engineer, Pechiney, Consulting Engineer on Corrosion of Aluminium)

Christian Vargel has over 50 years experience in the corrosion and metallurgy of aluminium. He was chief engineer at Pechiney which was the European leader of wrought, extruded and cast aluminium products where he primarily focused on corrosion of aluminium alloys, from a practical perspective. He surveyed and appraised numerous cases of in-service aluminium corrosion: building, transport, territory equipment, electrical and applications, and renewable energies such as solar, desalination and OTEC.

Table of Contents

1. Aluminium and its alloys 2. Aluminium corrosion 3. Atmospheric corrosion of aluminium 4. Corrosion in water 5. The action of inorganic products 6. The action of organic products 7. The effect of different environments

Additional information

NPB9780080999258
9780080999258
0080999255
Corrosion of Aluminium by Christian Vargel (Former Engineer, Pechiney, Consulting Engineer on Corrosion of Aluminium)
New
Hardback
Elsevier Science & Technology
2020-05-06
858
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