Specific heat capacity of aluminium and aluminium alloys

Material and product designing in the field of aluminium and aluminium alloys is a permanent challenge. The present paper embraces an important thermodynamical aspect, the specific heat, of a metal having an extreme large representation in the industry: aluminium. The various applications (from heat treatment to ablative materials and nuclear fuel) analyzed within the framework of the present paper reveal the utmost representativity of the topic (Preamble by Oleg Hoffmann – BAGR Berliner Aluminiumwerk GmbH).