Processing, Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Alloy Materials: Latest Advances and Prospects

Dear Colleagues,

Advanced Alloy Materials include both titanium, nickel and chromium alloys, as well as light alloys, including aluminum and magnesium alloys. Each material group finds different applications in various industries. For example, titanium or nickel alloys are used for components such as aircraft engine elements. On the other hand, light alloys (e.g., magnesium alloys) characterized by insignificant weight and considerable strength, find increasingly wider applications as weight-saving elements. In the case of magnesium alloys, properties such as excellent electromagnetic shielding, advantageous casting properties, good machinability, the ability to damp vibrations, recyclability and accessibility are considered beneficial.

Starting from the 1970s, attempts have been made to define recommended machinability parameters for different alloys, including difficult-to-machine materials and lights alloys. Problems occurring in the manufacturing and machining of various groups of materials may have various causes. For example, the problems occurring in the milling of magnesium alloys can be classified depending on the type of machining (i.e., dry, wet or with oil). In dry machining, the critical machinability indicator is the temperature in the cutting zone. However, magnesium alloys have proven to be suitable for both rough, finish and precision machining.

For the above reasons, it seems advisable to collect the most important information about “Processing, Manufacturing and Machining of Advanced Alloy Materials: Latest Advances and Prospects”.

Dr. Ireneusz Zagórski
Dr. Agnieszka Skoczylas
Prof. Dr. Witold Habrat
Guest Editors

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