Light Metals 2017

The Light Metals symposia at the TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition present the most recent developments, discoveries, and practices in primary aluminum science and technology. The annual Light Metals volume has become the definitive reference in the field of aluminum production and related light metal technologies. The 2017 collection includes papers from the following symposia:                      
Alumina and Bauxite
Aluminum Alloys, Processing, and Characterization
Aluminum Reduction Technology
Cast Shop Technology
Cast Shop Technology: Recycling and Sustainability Joint Session
Electrode Technology
The Science of Melt Refining: An LMD Symposium in Honor of Christian Simensen and Thorvald Abel Engh


About TMS

The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) is a member-driven international professional society dedicated to fostering the exchange of learning and ideas across the entire range of materials science and engineering, from minerals processing and primary metals production, to basic research and the advanced applications of materials. Included among its nearly 13,000 professional and student members are metallurgical and materials engineers, scientists, researchers, educators, and administrators from more than 70 countries on six continents.