Low-Temperature Performance and Manufacture of Metals

In this chapter, the background and significance of low-temperature manufacture and performance of metals were presented. The applications of low-temperature technology in typical fields, such as electronics, healthcare, aerospace, food engineering, new energy, and cryogenic manufacturing, were presented. Principles of cryogenic cutting, cryogenic casting, cryogenic treatment, and cryogenic forming in a low temperature were highlighted. Likewise, mechanical properties and hardening behaviors of metals, such as aluminum alloys and stainless steels at cryogenic temperatures, were discussed. Macroscopic and microscopic mechanisms of the above deformed metals at ultra-low temperatures were also revealed. Finally, cryogenic forming methods and properties were discussed. Cryogenic forming products and potential applications were demonstrated.