Al-Si Alloys: Automotive, Aeronautical, and Aerospace Applications
暫譯: 鋁矽合金：汽車、航空及太空應用

本書詳細介紹了鋁合金，特別關注鋁矽（Al-Si）系統，這是僅次於鋼的最豐富合金。作者包括了製造原則、熱力學以及Al-Si合金的其他主要特性。書中探討了加工、測試的原則，特別是在汽車、航空和航天領域的應用。

Dr. Francisco C. Robles Hernandez has a BSc, a MSc. and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering. He conducted his BSc and MSc at the Instituto Politecnico Nacional in Mexico City. After that he went to the University of Windsor to conduct his PhD. His PhD work is in the influence of electromagnetic stirring with or without vibration (ES or ESV) on Al-Si alloys, particularly hypereutectic. ES and ESV methods are applied during solidification as a means of soundness improvements and microstructure refinement and positive influence in mechanical properties and service characteristics. The work on Al-Si alloys had a direct focus on automotive applications. After completion of his PhD he moved to the Transportation Technology Center, Inc. as a Principal Investigator and a Chief Metallurgist. Later he relocated to the University of Houston as an Assistant Professor and he is currently an Associate Professor with tenure. He has authored more than 200 documents including conferences presentations, proceedings, books, patents, journal papers and industrial reports.
Dr. Martin Herrera conducted his BSc in Chemical Engineering at Mexican Army (Escuela Militar de Ingenieros-Universidad del Ejercito y Fuerza Aerea) in Mexico City. Then he made his MSc in Metallurgy Engineering Science at the Instituto Politecnico Nacional also in Mexico City. Later he studied his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris in Paris, France. After graduating from his BSc, he worked for the Army at the Direccion General de Industria Militar where he held various positions including the Head and project leader of the Applied Research Center and Technology Development for the Mexican Military Industry. Once he retired from the Army he moved to Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados in Chihuahua Mexico as a full-time researcher. His current research consists on powder metallurgy of metallic alloys and composites, especially aluminum and magnesium base. Dr. Herrera has authored or co-authored around 120 publications including journal papers, proceedings, conference presentations, books, and basic science and technological projects. He has been thesis advisor of doctoral, master and bachelor students.
Dr. Robert Mackay began his formal education with a BSc in Physics at the University of Prince Edward Island, an MSc in Geophysics at Memorial University of Newfoundland and then a MEng in Metallurgical Engineering at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. He then began his career in the metal casting industry at Oberdorfer Industries Limited, Syracuse, New York, as a product engineer and then moved to Haley Industries Limited, Haley, Ontario, as a process engineer with a focus on aerospace magnesium and aluminum castings. From there he started a Graduate Student Internship with Ford Motor Company while simultaneously working on a PhD degree in Materials Engineering at the University of Windsor. His area of focus in his PhD Dissertation was the improvement of High Cycle Fatigue (HCF) performance in cast aluminum engine blocks for the light truck segment. In 2003, after completing his PhD, he joined Nemak as a Metallurgical & Heat Treatment Specialist where he supervises a Metallurgical Laboratory technical team that supports alloy development, process optimization and defect/warranty characterization for several Nemak facilities in Canada, US and Mexico. Dr. Mackay is also a former Adjunct Professor at the Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Windsor. To date, Dr. Mackay has authored or co-authored nearly 60 publications from work stemming mainly for metal casting science and its application to product development and/or manufacturing. Dr. Mackay has served extensively in the Detroit-Windsor Chapter of the American Foundry Society (AFS) as a three term Chairman, one term as Vice Chairman, and finally a two time Board of Director Member.

Francisco C. Robles Hernandez 博士 擁有材料科學與工程的學士、碩士及博士學位。他在墨西哥城的國立工業學院（Instituto Politecnico Nacional）完成了學士和碩士學位。之後，他前往溫莎大學（University of Windsor）攻讀博士學位。他的博士研究專注於電磁搅拌（electromagnetic stirring，簡稱 ES）及帶振動的電磁搅拌（electromagnetic stirring with vibration，簡稱 ESV）對鋁矽合金，特別是過共晶合金的影響。ES 和 ESV 方法在固化過程中應用，以改善材料的健全性、微觀結構的精煉，並對機械性能和服務特性產生正面影響。關於鋁矽合金的研究直接針對汽車應用。完成博士學位後，他轉至交通技術中心（Transportation Technology Center, Inc.）擔任首席研究員及首席冶金師。後來，他移至休士頓大學（University of Houston）擔任助理教授，目前是終身副教授。他已發表超過 200 篇文獻，包括會議報告、論文集、書籍、專利、期刊文章及工業報告。
Martin Herrera 博士 在墨西哥城的墨西哥軍隊（Escuela Militar de Ingenieros-Universidad del Ejercito y Fuerza Aerea）獲得化學工程學士學位。隨後，他在同樣位於墨西哥城的國立工業學院（Instituto Politecnico Nacional）獲得冶金工程科學碩士學位。之後，他在法國巴黎的巴黎國立礦業學院（Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris）攻讀材料科學與工程博士學位。獲得學士學位後，他在軍隊的軍事工業總局（Direccion General de Industria Militar）工作，擔任多個職位，包括應用研究中心及技術開發的負責人和項目領導。退役後，他轉至墨西哥奇瓦瓦的高級材料研究中心（Centro de Investigacion en Materiales Avanzados）擔任全職研究員。他目前的研究專注於金屬合金和複合材料的粉末冶金，特別是鋁和鎂基材料。Herrera 博士已發表或共同發表約 120 篇文獻，包括期刊文章、論文集、會議報告、書籍及基礎科學和技術項目。他曾擔任博士、碩士及學士學生的論文指導老師。
Robert Mackay 博士 在愛德華王子島大學（University of Prince Edward Island）獲得物理學士學位，隨後在紐芬蘭紀念大學（Memorial University of Newfoundland）獲得地球物理學碩士學位，並在麥吉爾大學（McGill University）獲得冶金工程碩士學位。他的職業生涯始於紐約州雪城的 Oberdorfer Industries Limited，擔任產品工程師，然後轉至安大略省的 Haley Industries Limited 擔任專注於航空航天鋁和鎂鑄件的工藝工程師。之後，他開始在福特汽車公司（Ford Motor Company）進行研究生實習，同時在溫莎大學攻讀材料工程博士學位。他的博士論文專注於提高輕型卡車引擎缸體的高週期疲勞（High Cycle Fatigue，簡稱 HCF）性能。2003 年，完成博士學位後，他加入 Nemak 擔任冶金及熱處理專家，負責監督一個冶金實驗室技術團隊，支持合金開發、工藝優化及多個位於加拿大、美國和墨西哥的 Nemak 設施的缺陷/保固特性分析。Mackay 博士曾擔任溫莎大學機械、汽車及材料工程系的兼任教授。至今，Mackay 博士已發表或共同發表近 60 篇文獻，主要來自金屬鑄造科學及其在產品開發和/或製造中的應用。Mackay 博士在美國鑄造學會（American Foundry Society，簡稱 AFS）底特律-溫莎分會擔任過三屆主席、一屆副主席，以及兩屆董事會成員。