Aluminium has a unique and unbeatable combination of properties that make it a versatile, highly usable and attractive construction material. Changes in alloy composition can affect the physical characteristics of a finished part, resulting in increased strength or improved thermal conductivity, or the alloy may be modified to improve production efficiency by reducing die soldering or allowing thinner wall castings. This paper surveys the experimental literature work on different aluminium alloys exposing their properties and composition and experimental data. The survey outlines the experimental component of the program, which involved the development of predictive microstructural equations based on the thermo-mechanical history of the material. Some of the alloys slated to be used extensively in the automotive industry include the non-heat-treatable AA5XXX series sheet products, with magnesium as the major alloying element. Hence, most of the alloys surveyed in this study are Mg based with different weights such as AA5182 (Al-4.5Mg) and AA5052 (Al-2.5Mg). Al-Mg alloys have commercial significance in the aluminium industry as well as in the aluminium industry for different magnesium levels.

aluminium alloys, mechanical properties, recrystallisation dynamics, modeling.