• Title: Defects Affecting Extrusion - Inclusions from Billet Handling and the Extrusion Process
• Author: Jerome Fourmann
• Author Company: Rio Tinto Aluminum
• Volume: Vol. 75, No. 3
• Year: 2017
• No. Pages: 2.5
• Description: The 18th article in a series, this article addresses the occasional incidence of inclusions embedded in profiles. Characteristics are presented for inclusions caused from billet handling or the extrusion process and from contamination during transportation or storage. The causes and remedies are presented for Die Flaking from Nitride, Dummy Block Erosion and Wash-Out of the Container Liner, and Steel or Plastic Fragments Imbedded on the Billet Surface.
• Companies Mentioned: N/A
Product Code: DEFFVJ6E31