Aluminium Rolling

Download or read book Aluminium Rolling written by R. V. Singh and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gauge error feedback control -- Gauge-meter control -- Mass-flow control -- Thickness measuring gauges -- Types of product optimization -- Anatomy of a proposed optimization system -- Bibliography and references -- 7. Cold rolling coolant base, coolant additives and tribology in rolling -- Introduction -- Chemical considerations -- Base oil -- Reduction additives -- General considerations -- Hydrodynamic film forming characteristics -- Tests to assess relative merits of lubricants -- Comments on the various tests on load bearing and deformation in context to rolling -- Comments -- Conclusion regarding coolant and additive -- Tribology in rolling -- Bibliography and references -- 8. Rolls and roll shells, roll grinding, grinding wheels and roll inspection -- Introduction -- Forged rolls and cast rolls -- Grinding and maintenance of rolls -- Definitions -- Recommended grinding practices -- Bibliography and references -- 9. Annealing and heat-treatments, levelling and various finishing operations, quality control systems and handling -- Annealing: furnaces and processes (refer chapter 1 also) -- Stage of intermediate annealing -- Finishing -- Tension levelling -- Slitting line -- Strand separator -- Cut-to-length line -- Other finishing operations -- Electroplating -- Painting and other organic coating -- Surface inspection and on line statistical process-control system -- Material handling systems -- Bibliography and references -- G. Section - ii -- 10. Supportive/complementary technical extensions -- Conventional terms used in rolling and connected processes -- Finishing and general -- More information on hazelett and caterpillar casting (block caster or caster ii) -- Thickness measuring gauges -- Common properties of aluminium -- Water corrosion on aluminium -- From the information desk -- Problems, causes and cures -- Bibliography and references -- H. Section - iii -- 11. History of aluminium, introduction to production processes and elementary metallurgy -- History of aluminium -- Introduction to aluminium: a metal with special properties -- Growth potential of aluminium and statistical information -- Production processes -- Special points -- Alternative process for al_2o_3 -- Alumina to primary aluminium (hall-heroult process) -- Introduction to the metallurgical structure of aluminium -- Factors influencing the grain size and homogeneity of the casting -- Fabrication-process flow sheet -- Grain growth in d.c. Casting -- Environmental issues -- Aluminium and health -- Bibliography and references