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ALUMINIUM ALLOYS

Handbook of Aluminum: V. 2: Alloy Production and Materials Manufacturing
Edited by George E. Totten, D. Scott MacKenzie BRIEF CONTENTS Extractive Metallurgy of
Metallurgical Furnaces and Ovens
Aluminium scrap charging into the melting furnace
Aluminum charge Aluminum charge is all materials and components, are charged into a melting furnace to obtain the desired aluminum alloy.
ALUMINIUM EXTRUSION EQUIPMENT
CASTING EQUIPMENT

Crucible furnaces for melting aluminum
Advantages crucible furnaces consist in, that with them simple to operate and easy to maintain them. Moreover, initial capital investments

Melting furnaces for aluminum
Below is the classification of furnaces for melting aluminum from the viewpoint of their construction. The figure – review smelters, that apply

Furnaces for melting aluminum scrap
The key equipment for metallurgical processing of aluminum scrap (waste) are furnaces. Once the metal has reached the liquid phase, it can be cleansed of

Treatment of molten aluminum
This article concludes our review of the remarkable British firm leadership Ashford Engineering Services «D.C. Casting Remelt Shop Handbook». This practical guide
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Microstructure of wrought aluminum alloys
As known, wrought aluminum alloys are divided into eight major series alloys by their main alloying elements. Therefore, each such

Oxidation of liquid aluminum
Molten aluminum alloys have two inherent characteristics: the tendency to absorb hydrogen gas and the ability to easily oxidize.. Reactions on the surface of aluminum

6061 aluminium alloy
Aluminium alloy 6061 is a heat treatable alloy of medium and high strength. Has very good corrosion resistance and very good weldability,

Aluminum extrusion press selection – 3
When choosing equipment for the production of aluminum profiles, the most important stage – selection of extrusion press. See. also Part 1 and Part

HAZ in welded aluminium
All aluminum alloys are divided into two important types (Fig.. 1): thermally hardened non-hardened. Heat-treated alloys are capable of

Aluminum castings at low pressure
Pressure versus Gravity An important factor in classifying aluminum casting processes is that, whether molten metal flows into a mold under force

Tempers of heat-treatable aluminium alloys
Definitions Temper Condition of metal of aluminium or aluminium alloy produced by mechanical and/or thermal processing. Typically characterized by a

Aluminium products
Aluminium products manufacturing The European aluminium indusry includes over 600 plants across 30 European countries (figure 1) [1]: alumina

Sealing of Anodic Films
Why is it called “sealing”? Fresh anodizing on an aluminum product is like hard filter paper. It easily absorbs

Production of secondary aluminum
Recyclability of aluminum High recyclability of aluminum after the end of the life of the aluminum product, in which he was kept,