Aluminum

Aluminum

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blocking

Metals; Aluminum

The use of graphite blocks to support the emerging extrusion as it exits the die.

bloom

Metals; Aluminum

A semi-finished hot rolled product, rectangular or square in cross section, produced on a blooming mill.

gloss

Metals; Aluminum

The degree to which a surface reflects light, generally, the smoother the surface, the higher the gloss.

gasket

Metals; Aluminum

A relatively soft sealer often of cork, asbestos, or rubber placed in a joint between two metal parts to prevent leakage through the joint.

gas entrapment

Metals; Aluminum

A situation that occurs when air is trapped inside the die or container, usually during the dead cycle, as a result of sloppy butt shearing or the upsetting of the billet inside the container.

galvanizing

Metals; Aluminum

An undesirable grainy or spangled condition on the surface of etched or anodized extrusions. This condition is not obvious in mill finish aluminum extrusions but can be revealed by etching or ...

Corrosion associated with the current of galvanic cell consisting of two dissimilar conductors in an electrolyte or two similar conductors in dissimilar electrolytes. Aluminum will corrode if it is ...