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flow line

Metals; Aluminum

The line pattern which shows the direction of flow on the surface.

flow through

Metals; Aluminum

A forging defect caused when metal flows past the base of a rib resulting in rupture of the grain structure.

flow

Metals; Aluminum

A term used when referring to the movement of aluminum through the die during the extrusion process.

floating dummy block

Metals; Aluminum

A fixed dummy block design which has self alignment capabilities.

flexibility

Metals; Aluminum

The capability of a material to be curved, folded, or bent.

flatness

Metals; Aluminum

For rolled products, a distortion of the surface of sheet such as a bulge or a wave, usually transverse to the direction of rolling. Often described by location across width, i.e. edge buckle, ...

flat layout

Metals; Aluminum

The design method of locating the apertures in a die so that the major axis of each profile is parallel to each other and may be mirrored.

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