Analytical Characterization of Aluminum, Steel, and Superalloys

D. Scott MacKenzie, George E. Totten

• Preface. Ferrous Metallography. Atlas of Aluminum Microstructures. Microstructure of Ferrous Alloys. Atlas of Micrographs-Superalloys. Thermal Analysis of Aluminum Alloys. X-Ray Diffraction Analysis of the Microstructure of Precipitating Aluminum-Based Alloys. X-Ray Diffraction (Part II). Residual Stress Measurement. Application of Transmission Electron Microscopy to Materials Problems. Electron Backscatter Diffraction of Aluminum Alloys. Texture Measurement and Analysis. Microscopy and Microspectroscopy of Aluminum and Ferrous Alloys and Their Surface Treatments. Electron Momentum Spectroscopy. Positron Annihilation of Defects in Metals and Alloys. Atom Probe Characterization of Nanoscale Precipitates in Aluminum Alloys. Image Processing for Fault Detection in Aluminum Castings.

"The text does a nice job of detailing various experimental methods and providing examples of their application on commercial alloys…I recommend this reference for practicing engineers and scientists who require general overviews of common characterization techniques and illustrations of what information they can obtain from those techniques. I also recommend it for the outstanding atlas of microstructures provided for aluminum- and iron-based alloys…[which] will prove to be a valuable addition to any engineering laboratory."- Mark L. Weaver, University of Alabama, in JOM Book Reviews, February 2006