Aluminum

Aluminum

Industry: Metals

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Oscillation

Metals; Aluminum

Uneven wrap in coiling and lateral travel during winding. Improper alignment of rolls over which the metal passes before rewinding and insufficient rewind tension are typical causes.

Orientation

Metals; Aluminum

The placement of die openings for best profile attitude and consequent flow distribution.

Reheating

Metals; Aluminum

Heating metal again to hot-working temperature. In general no structural changes are intended.

Refined aluminium

Metals; Aluminum

Aluminium of very high purity (99. 950 percent or higher) obtained by special metallurgical treatments.

The comparison of the cross-sectional billet area to total cross-sectional area of the resulting extrusions. This is determined by the cross-sectional area of the container or upset billet divided by ...

Reduction

Metals; Aluminum

In metallurgy, the electrochemical process by which purified alumina (aluminum oxide) is broken down into its constituents, freeing metallic aluminum.