• Author: Jerome Fourmann
• Author's Company: Rio Tinto Alcan
• Title: Defects Affecting Extruded Surface – Coring
• Volume: Vol. 73, No. 1
• Year: 2015
• No. Pages: 1.5
• Description: This fourth in a series of articles focused on Extrusion Defects describes coring, also known as back-end condition, flow, or scrap. This condition is generated from inflow of the billet surface into the extrusion during the latter stages of the cycle. This editorial goes hand in hand with the previous article, which covered the transverse weld defect. Descriptions of the characteristics, appearance, causes, and possible remedies are provided.
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