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Processing of Aerospace Metals and Alloys: Part 1—Special Melting Technologies

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This chapter discusses in detail the special melting technologies adopted for worldwide commercial scale manufacture of aerospace metals and alloys. Some case studies have been included to illustrate the role of these melting technologies in the production of premium-quality products for critical aerospace applications.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the reviewer and editors for their critical comments and numerous modifications. They would like to thank several sister organizations for their continued support in metal, alloy, and product development and qualification, especially the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory and CEMILAC, DRDO, and DGQA. They wish to also acknowledge the support and funding from the Department of Defence Production, New Delhi.

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Chatterjee, M., Patra, A., Babu, R.R., Narayana Rao, M. (2017). Processing of Aerospace Metals and Alloys: Part 1—Special Melting Technologies. In: Prasad, N., Wanhill, R. (eds) Aerospace Materials and Material Technologies . Indian Institute of Metals Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2143-5_1

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