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Informationen zum Autor L. WILLIAM ZAHNER, is President and CEO of A. Zahner Company, Inc. and Zahner Metal Conservation, is an internationally recognized expert on the design and use of architectural metals. He is the author of two books on architectural metals, Architectural Metal Surfaces and Architectural Metals: A Guide to Selection, Specification, and Performance, both from Wiley. Klappentext A FULL-COLOR GUIDE FOR ARCHITECTS AND DESIGN PROFESSIONALS TO THE SELECTION AND APPLICATION OF ALUMINUM Aluminum Surfaces, second in Zahner's Architectural Metals Series, provides a comprehensive and authoritative treatment of aluminum applications in architecture and art. It offers architecture and design professionals the information they need to ensure proper maintenance and fabrication techniques through detailed information and full-color images. It covers everything from the history of the metal and choosing the right alloy, to detailed information on a variety of surface and chemical finishes and corrosion resistance. The book also features case studies offering architecture and design professionals strategies for designing and executing successful projects using aluminum. Aluminum Surfaces is filled with illustrative case studies that offer strategies for designing and executing successful projects using aluminum. All the books in Zahner's Architectural Metals Series offer in-depth coverage of today's most commonly used metals in architecture and art. This aluminum guide: Features full-color images of a variety of aluminum finishes, colors, textures, and forms Includes case studies that feature strategies and performance data for designing and executing successful projects using aluminum Offers methods to address corrosion, before and after it occurs Discusses the environmental impact of aluminum from the creation process through application Explains the significance of the different alloys and the forms available to the designer Discusses expectations when using aluminum in various exposures For architecture professionals, metal fabricators, developers, architecture students and instructors, designers, and artists working with metals, Aluminum Surfaces offers a logical framework for the selection and application of aluminum in all aspects of architecture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xi Chapter 1 Introduction to Aluminum (Aluminium) 1 Introduction 1 Aluminum as a Design Material 7 Environmental and Hygienic 9 History of the Metal 14 The Origins of Modern Production 16 Aluminum in Art 22 Production Process Today 25 Aluminum versus Aluminium 29 Comparisons Between Architectural Metals 30 Chapter 2 Aluminum Alloys 33 Choosing the Correct Alloy 35 The Initial Mill Casting 35 Commercial Pure Aluminum Alloy A91xxx 38 Alloy Designation System 39 Chapter 3 Surface Finishing 95 The Mill Finish Surface 96 Directional Finishes 102 Non-Directional Finishes 102 Mirror Finish 104 Bright Dipping and Electropolishing 109 Electropolishing Aluminum 111 Anodizing 111 History of Anodizing 115 Anodizing Process 116 The Anodized Surface Layer 119 Variations in the Anodized Coating 126 Anodizing Quality 126 Defects That Can Appear After Anodizing 127 Effects of Lubricants 127 Structural Streaks 128 Managing Expectations of the Anodized Surface 128 Coloring by Means of Anodizing 130 Design Considerations 144 Chapter 4 The Aluminum Surface Finish: Meeting Expectations 161 The Natural Finish 162 The Anodic Finish 167 The Point of Range Samples 171 Color 173 Flatness 178 Cleaning the Surface Over Time 182 Chapter 5 Desi...
