• Author: Jerome Fourmann
• Author's Company: Rio Tinto Alcan
• Title: Defects Affecting Extruded Surface – Speed Cracking
• Volume: Vol. 72, No. 5
• Year: 2014
• No. Pages: 1.5
• Description: This second in a series of articles focused on Extrusion Defects describes speed cracking, also known as microtears, tears, or hot shortness defects, which can be visible on the outer edges as well as in the inner hollow sections of extrusions. Descriptions of the characteristics, appearance, causes, and possible remedies are provided.
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Product Code: art-00740