IMEA - Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA9)

INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS ENGINEERING AUSTRALASIA

Aluminium Alloys - Their Physical and Mechanical Properties
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA9)

2-5 August 2004 Brisbane, Australia

Edited by

J.F. Nie, A.J. Morton and B.C. Muddle

Organising Committee

Steering/Advisory
B.C. Muddle (Conference Chair) I.J. Polmear D. StJohn T. Filmer W. Thorpe R. Knapp
Technical Program A.J. Morton (Chair) G. Schaffer S.P. Ringer R. Lumley A. Dahle C. Caceres S. Maloney L. Sweet	Sponsorship/Promotion M. Couper (Chair) C. Bennett G. Martin M. Hefferan R. Owen B. (Brian) Harty
Publications J.F. Nie (Chair) R. Krishnamurthy L. Bourgeois	Facilities J. Taylor J.R. Griffiths
International Committee
C.Q. Chen Beijing University of Aeronautical and Aerospace, China C. Sigli Alcan, Centre de Recherches de Voreppe, France J.N. Fridlyander Academy of Sciences, Russia P.J. Gregson University of Southampton, UK S.J. Harris Nottingham University, UK J. Hirsch VAW-Vereinigte Al., Germany T. Koboyashi Toyohasi University of Technology, Japan D.J. Lloyd Alcan, Canada Y. Murakami OSTEC, Osaka, Japan E. Nes NTH, Norway T.H. Sanders Jr. Georgia Tech, USA B. Strotzki Ruhr University, Germany E.A. Starke Jr. University of Virginia, USA

Preface

As the ninth in a series of International Conferences on Aluminium Alloys, ICAA9 continues a tradition that was commenced in Charlottesville, USA, in 1986, and has since seen conferences held in Beijing, Trondheim, Atlanta, Grenoble, Toyohashi, Charlottesville, and Cambridge UK. ICAA9 will be held in Brisbane, Australia from 2-5 August, 2004, and this will thus represent not only the first time that such a conference has been held in Australia, but the first time that it has moved into the Southern Hemisphere. The Organising Committee is most grateful to the International Committee not only for this opportunity to host visiting experts from around the world, but to also showcase the strength of both the aluminium industry and the aluminium research community in Australia.

Australia can claim a substantial, integrated aluminium industry that is among the world’s lowest cost producers of bauxite, alumina and aluminium, and that is of major importance not only to the Australian economy, but also to global markets. Annually, Australia typically produces more than 50m tonnes of bauxite (35% of world supply), 15m tonnes of alumina (30% of world supply) and of the order of 2m tonnes of aluminium (7% of world production), contributing annual turnover valued at ~A$10b to the Australian economy. Nationally, the industry accounts for 1.5% of total manufacturing employment, typically 0.5% of gross domestic product and some 4.5% of manufacturing gross product. With annual export earnings of typically A$9b, the industry is one of the top three in generation of national export revenues.

Australia can also claim a proud tradition in light metals research. It has consistently been ranked a national priority that is currently recognised through the Federal Government’s Light Metals Action Agenda. It is also a major priority for the nation’s premier research agency CSIRO, with research across several Divisions integrated under a Light Metals Flagship Project. We are pleased that, in the course of this Conference, we will have an opportunity to pay tribute to the pioneering individual research efforts of Professor Ian Polmear, who has been instrumental in establishing the platform on which much of the research in aluminium in Australia has been based. We are also pleased to be able to acknowledge the contributions of the current research community, most notably through the national Cooperative Research Centre for Cast Metals Manufacturing (CAST).

This Conference series has been notable in providing a forum where producers and users from industry can meet with staff from universities and research laboratories to present and discuss new developments in the science and technology of aluminium alloys. As on previous occasions, this Conference will cover most aspects of the physical metallurgy of aluminium alloys with emphasis on processing of cast and wrought alloys, alloy development, microstructure/property relationships, and engineering performance. Material applications will focus on transportation, packaging and structural engineering.

We acknowledge gratefully the efforts of members of the Organising Committee, the generous support of all Conference Sponsors, and the support of the international aluminium research community.

Barry C. Muddle
Allan J. Morton
Jian-Feng Nie

ISBN 1 876855 223
The Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Ltd, Melbourne, Australia

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