Aluminum

Aluminum

Industry: Metals

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Aluminum

An auxiliary tool sometimes attached to the end of the container to produce an effective billet of greater size than the I. D. Of the container. Use of a spreader permits the extruding of sections ...

Spider die

Metals; Aluminum

An extrusion die for producing hollow shapes, whose mandrel is supported by multiple legs attached to the cap. Metal flows between the spider's legs and reunites before emerging through the die ...

Speed, bearing

Metals; Aluminum

Is a reduction in the effective bearing length and is the opposite correction technique to choke.

Welding

Metals; Aluminum

The joining of two or more pieces of aluminium by applying heat or pressure, or both, with or without filler metal to produce a localised union through fusion or recrystallization across the ...

Incomplete weld

Metals; Aluminum

The junction line of metal that has passed through a die forming a hollow profile (shape), separated and not completely rejoined. Flare testing is a method of evaluating weld integrity.

Line weld

Metals; Aluminum

A region in extruded hollow profiles observed after creating the two streams of metal within the die and rejoining them around the web of a porthole or bridge die. Weld lines may appear as a narrow, ...

Snap-fit joint

Metals; Aluminum

A self-locking joint whose mating parts exert a cam action, flexing until one part slips past a raised lip on the other part, preventing their separation.