Light Metals 2012—Proceedihngs of the Technical Sessions Presented by the Tms Aluminum Committee at the Tms 2012 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Orlando, Florida, USA Marc

An update of the definitive annual reference source in the field of aluminum production and related light metals technologies, a great mix of materials science and practical, applied technology surrounding aluminum, bauxite, aluminum reduction, rolling, casting, and production.

The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society, Carlos Suarez, Alcoa, Inc.

Preface xxi
About the Editor xxiii
Program Organizers xxv
Aluminum Committee xxxi
Alumina and Bauxite
Bauxite Digestion 5
Red Mud Bauxite Residue 63
Hydrate Precipitation, Calcination and Environment 107
Energy and Processing Alternative Rawmaterials 175
Poster Session 215
Aluminium Processing
Rolling 233
General 259
Casting 285
Aluminum Alloys: Fabrication, Characterization and Applications
Development and Application 307
Solidification 321
Thermal Mechanical Processing 377
Solutioning and Aging Behaviours 415
Material Characterization 443
Emerging Technologies 475
Poster Session 517
Aluminum Reduction Technology
Environment I 541
Energy Saving 563
Anode Effect, Process Control 619
Cell Fundamentals, Phenomena and Alternatives I 659
Cell Technology and Operation 697
Cell Fundamentals, Phenomena and Alternatives II 763
Environment II 805
Modelling I 847
Equipment 889
Modelling II and Measurement 923
Cast Shop for Aluminum Production
Grain Refinement and Castings 963
Furnace 1007
Dross and Melt Quality Control 1045
Direct-Chill Casting and Microstructures 1101
Electrode Technology for Aluminium Production
Paste Plant Design and Improvement 1143
Bake Oven Design and Improvement 1175
Carbon Materials for Anode and Cathode 1207
Characterization of Anode Materials 1267
Characterization of Cathode Materials 1313
Inert Anode and Wettable Cathode Materials 1361
Author Index 1395
Subject Index 1401