"New Trends in Alloy Development, Characterization and Application" ed. by Zaki Ahmad

The book explores the new developments that have taken place in recent years in the processing and application of aluminium alloys. This book will be found useful by researchers and general readers in the areas described in the book

The chapter on self diffusion shows a complete detail of the mechanism of diffusion in aluminium alloys and how it affects the strength.
The chapter on native oxide films gives useful information on the films developed on commercial magnesium alloys.

On the analytical side, the details of Mossbauer spectroscopy related to aluminium alloys fully described.
One recent development in aluminium alloys is the controlling of pitting corrosion by the application of superhydrophobic coatings.
Complete details of the theory and application of hydrophobicity related to aluminium alloys is shown in the two chapters related to hydrophobicity.

Contents
Preface
1 Light Alloys — From Traditional to Innovative Technologies
2 Alloy Development through Rapid Solidification for Soft Magnetic Application
3 Self-Diffusion in Alloys
4 Native Oxide Films on AZ31 and AZ61 Commercial Magnesium Alloys – Corrosion Behaviour, Effect on Isothermal Oxidation and Sol–gel Thin Film Formation
5 Application of Ni-P Alloys to A Mold Material for Thermal Imprinting on Pyrex Glass
6 Mössbauer Spectroscopy of Radiation — Induced Processes in Metallic Systems
7 Hydrophobicity — A Green Technique for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Alloys
8 The Role of Hydrophobicity in the Development of Aluminum and Copper Alloys for Industrial Applications