This complete, single-source reference covers all aspects of aluminum, including hardening, annealing, aging, property prediction, residual stress and distortion, welding, casting, forging, molten metal processing, machining, rolling, and extrusion - featuring an extensive chapter-length consideration of quenching. Highlighting new technologies in forging design and foundry practice, powder production and superplastic forming, the Handbook analyzes the emerging field of aluminum powder metallurgy... spotlights the first comprehensive discussion on aluminum chemical milling, including pre-mask cleaning, maskant applications and scribing, etching and desmasking... considers material property dependence, matching performance process parameters, and design of machining operations, including high-speed machining of aluminum...details friction in stamping and advanced methods to improve formability... documents results obtained from microgravity experiments in space on commercial casting technology...describes the Stepanov continuous casting technique...explains the removal of dried hydrogen and inclusions...explores thermophysical data, boundary conditions, and meshing the aluminum castings to model solidification...spotlights hot and cold rolling, foil production, and control of thickness and shape...and concentrates on normal and anomalous grain growth. Includes contributions from more than 40 experts from around the world. Published in 2003 (1296 pages/Illustrated)