UID:
almafu_9960073223002883
Umfang:
1 online resource (343 p.)
ISBN:
1-85573-876-7
Inhalt:
Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust but, because aluminium was isolated experimentally only in 1827 and produced in commercial quantities only after 1886, its production and use is many times less than that of iron. However over twice as much aluminium is produced as copper and the annual percentage growth in its consumption between 1985 and 1998 at 2.8% is significantly greater than that of iron and steel.The aluminium industry provides an in-depth overview of the international aluminium trade at the turn of the millennium. Its clearly presented information, anal
Anmerkung:
Includes index.
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Front Cover; The Aluminium Industry; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the author; Introduction; Abbreviations; Index; Chapter 1. The metal and its history; 1.1 Properties and background; 1.2 History of aluminium; 1.3 Stages of aluminium production; Chapter 2. Bauxite; 2.1 Metallurgical bauxite; 2.2 Non-metallurgical bauxite; 2.3 Bauxite production; 2.4 Bauxite reserves; 2.5 Bauxite quality; 2.6 Bauxite production technology and costs; 2.7 International trade and transport; 2.8 Bauxite market; 2.9 Bauxite prices; Chapter 3. Alumina; 3.1 Metallurgical alumina
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3.2 Non-metallurgical alumina3.3 Alumina production; 3.4 Alumina quality; 3.5 Alumina production technology and costs; 3.6 International trade and transport; 3.7 Alumina market; Chapter 4. Primary aluminium; 4.1 Aluminium ingot products; 4.2 Primary aluminium consumption; 4.3 Primary aluminium production; 4.4 Primary aluminium quality; 4.5 Primary aluminium production technology and costs; 4.6 International trade and transport; 4.7 Aluminium stocks; 4.8 Primary aluminium market; Chapter 5. Secondary aluminium; 5.1 Secondary aluminium products; 5.2 Secondary aluminium processes
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5.3 Secondary aluminium production5.4 Secondary aluminium quality; 5.5 Secondary aluminium production technology and costs; 5.6 International trade and transport; 5.7 Secondary aluminium market; 5.8 Secondary aluminium prices; Chapter 6. Aluminium products; 6.1 Alloys; 6.2 Physical characteristics; 6.3 Processes; 6.4 Aluminium rolled products; 6.5 Aluminium extruded products; 6.6 Aluminium forged products; 6.7 Aluminium wire rod; 6.8 Aluminium castings; Chapter 7. Applications of aluminium products; 7.1 Past trends in semi-finished aluminium consumption; 7.2 Trends in applications
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Chapter 8. Organisation of aluminium supply8.1 The geographical pattern of supply; 8.2 The corporate structure of supply; Chapter 9. Issues for the future; 9.1 Aluminium and health; 9.2 Aluminium and the environment; 9.3 Price fluctuations and flexibility; 9.4 Industry structure; 9.5 New forms of commerce; Appendices; A.1 Summary of capacity by plant - bauxite mines; A.2 Summary of capacity by plant - alumina plants; A.3 Summary of capacity by plant - primary aluminium smelters; B.1 Capacities of major aluminium companies; C.1 Price relationships for aluminium products
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D.1 Applications for semi-finished aluminium
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-85573-151-7
Sprache:
Englisch
