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Title: Homogenization of Aluminum Alloy Extrusion Billet, Part I: Furnace Design Principles and Application to AA6XXX Series Alloys

Author: A.J. "Bill" Bryant, G.E. Macey, Roger A.P. Fielding

Company: Macey Heat Transfer Associates, Benchmarks

Issue #: Vol. 60, No. 3,4

Year: 2002

# of Pages: 7

Description: Part I of three, this article focuses on the batch homogenizing process for aluminum extrusion billet, and profiles the process at Goldendale Aluminum Co. in Glendale, WA. It emphasizes the importance of separating the homogenizing process from the extrusion process and the impact of homogenizing on AA6xxx alloys. 

Product Code: art-00655