Aluminum

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reduction

Metals; Aluminum

In metallurgy, the electrochemical process by which purified alumina (aluminum oxide) is broken down into its constituents, freeing metallic aluminum.

reciprocator

Metals; Aluminum

A mechanical device which moves an applicator along a determined path repeatedly.

recovery

Metals; Aluminum

The amount of saleable aluminum in the form of extrusions obtained from a press run. The recovery ratio is the proportion of such saleable metal to either the original ingot or to the ...

ram

Metals; Aluminum

The press component which applies force against the dummy block. Ram and stem are interchangeable terms describing any extension of the main cylinder in an extrusion press.

The method of locating the apertures in a die so that the major axis of each profile lies along a circle of defined radius, giving each portion of bearing surface the same relationship to the center ...