Aluminum

Aluminum

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Aluminum

flow metal

Metals; Aluminum

The manner in which metal moves both in the container and through the extrusion die.

dimension metal

Metals; Aluminum

Any dimension, through a part of an extruded cross-sectional shape, whose length includes at least 75 percent metal, versus open space.

entry metal

Metals; Aluminum

The location where the aluminum alloy enters the port opening of a hollow die or the initial opening of a solid die.

mechanical properties

Metals; Aluminum

Those properties of a material that are associated with elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied, or that involve the relationship between stress and strain; for example, modulus of ...

mechanical working

Metals; Aluminum

Subjecting metal to pressure exerted by rolls, dies, presses, or hammers to change its form or to affect its structure and its mechanical and physical properties.