Alloys of Aluminium

Designations for Wrought and Cast Aluminium Alloys
The main alloying elements are copper, zinc, magnesium, silicon, manganese and lithium. Small additions of chromium, titanium, zirconium, lead, bismuth and nickel are also made and iron is invariably present in small quantities. There are over 300 wrought alloys with 50 in common use. They are normally identified by a four figure system which originated in the USA and is now universally accepted.
http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=310
http://www.aluminum.org/Content/NavigationMenu/TheIndustry/IndustryStandards/Teal_Sheets.pdf





Wikipedia Index

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• AA-8000: used for electrical building wire in the U.S. per the National Electrical Code, replacing AA-1350.^[1]
• Al–Li (lithium)
• Alnico (nickel, cobalt): used for permanent magnets
• Duralumin (copper)
• Hiduminium or R.R. alloys (2% copper, iron, nickel): used in aircraft pistons
• Kryron
• Magnalium (5% magnesium): used in airplane bodies, ladders,etc.
• Nambe (aluminium plus seven other undisclosed metals), serveware, exclusively from the one manufacturer
• Scandium–aluminium (scandium)
• Y alloy (4% copper, nickel, magnesium):

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Aluminium Alloys Presentation
http://eng.sut.ac.th/metal/images/stories/pdf/02_Aluminium%20and%20aluminium%20alloy.pdf

How to Select Material?

How to Select the Right Stainless Steel or High Temperature Alloy for Heading
http://www.cartech.com/techarticles.aspx?id=1670


“How to select insulation material and on what basis a decision
is made concerning material selection and costs”
http://www.energymanagertraining.com/Documents/Sethuraman-2-EE07.pdf

How to Select Material for Custom Rubber Products - Timco Rubber
http://www.timcorubber.com/rubber-resources/rubber-material-selection.htm

Muntz Metal

Muntz metal is also called Yellow Metal. It is an alloy brass consisting of 60 percent copper and 40 percent zinc, named after the English businessman George F. Muntz, who patented it in 1832. Muntz metal must be worked hot. It is used to make machine parts that require resistance to corrosion.

Composition of Muntz Metal
http://chestofbooks.com/crafts/mechanics/Cyclopaedia/Composition-Of-Muntz-Metal.html

Leaded Muntz Metal
http://www.sequoia-brass-copper.com/store/365FPU.htm

Composition and Physical properties of alloys
http://www.csudh.edu/oliver/chemdata/alloys.htm

Metals and Standard Metal Products - Price Comparison Information

American Metal Market provides price information on 1400 industrial materials.
http://www.amm.com/AboutAMM.html?StubID=7512

About.com Metal prices page
http://metals.about.com/cs/utilities/l/blprices.htm

2012

A Big discussion paper on metal prices with some theoretical ideas like
Fact One: Global determinants of prices do not dominate market-specific
ones.
• Fact Two (in its simplest form): The relative price of a metal is inversely
proportional to its relative volume of production. If, for example, global
iron ore production expands 10 percent faster than the average for all
metals, then its price falls by 10 percent.
• Fact Three: Metal prices exhibit well-defined short-term cycles that tend
to repeat themselves
http://www.business.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/2254562/13-01-Three-facts-about-world-metal-prices.pdf


http://www.metalprices.com/
LME prices

Relative Metal Costs - Updated with 2010 prices
http://www.roymech.co.uk/Useful_Tables/Matter/Costs.html


http://www.steelorbis.com/steelprices/pricecharts.do

Steel Price List
Supersteel Australia
http://www.supersteelaust.com.au/page/steel-products-price-lists/default.asp

http://www.steelonthenet.com/price_info.html