Aluminum

Aluminum

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Lamination

Metals; Aluminum

An internal crack or separation aligned parallel to the extrusion direction, usually caused by contaminants that feed into the metal flow during the forming process or by cracked billets.

Lap joint

Metals; Aluminum

A joint formed with one member overlapping the other; the simplest type of nesting joint.

Hot forming

Metals; Aluminum

Working operations, such as bending, drawing or forging, performed above the softening temperature of the metal.

Hollow shape

Metals; Aluminum

An extruded shape, any part of whose cross section completely encloses a void.

Homogenising

Metals; Aluminum

The process whereby ingots are raised to temperatures near the solidus temperature and held at that temperature for varying lengths of time. The purposes of this process are to (1) reduce ...