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•    Author:  Jerome Fourmann

•    Author's Company:  Rio Tinto Aluminum

•    Title:  Defects Affecting Extrusion – Cast-In Inclusions

•    Volume:  Vol. 74, No. 6

•    Year:  2016

•    No. Pages:  2

•    Description:  The 16th article in a series addresses on the presence of non-metallic inclusions embedded in aluminum extrusions. Inclusions can have serious consequence on mechanical properties, die integrity, and surface finish. This editorial focuses on inclusions cast into the billet (cast-in inclusions) that originated at the molten metal stage during billet production. Characteristics, cause, and remedies for inclusions (from oxides, titanium diboride (TiB2) clusters, and casthouse refractories) are included, as well as steps for the investigating the problem.

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