• Title: Defects Affecting Extrusion – Low Mechanical Properties
• Author: Jerome Fourmann
• Author Company: Rio Tinto Aluminum
• Volume: Vol. 74, No. 5
• Year: 2016
• No. Pages: 2.5
• Description: The 15th article in a series focused on extrusion defects covers the low mechanical property conditions that can arise on artificially aged extrusions in dilute Al-Mg-Si alloys.This includes descriptions of the process characteristics for mechanical properties and causes and remedies for low mechanical property conditions that can be addressed during post-homogenizing cooling, billet preheating, extrusion speed press quenching, handling (soft spots), and aging practices.
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