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| Adhesion |
The sticking of the liquid to solid surface.
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| Allotropy |
Allotropy is the existence of an element in two or more forms, known as allotropes, in the same state (solid, liquid, or gas).
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| Alloy |
An alloy is a solid solution or homogeneous mixture of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
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| Alumina |
Aluminum oxide that is gained from Bauxite ore by Bayern process.
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| Aluminum |
Pure metal that is gained from alumina by electrolize.
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| Bauxite |
It is the most important aluminium ore. It consists largely of the minerals gibbsite, boehmite, and diaspore.
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| Billet |
Aluminum raw material using in extrusion process.
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| Brinell hardness |
Measure of hardness (resistance to indentation) obtained by applying a load through use of a ball indenter and measuring the permanent impression in the material.
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| Brittleness |
Breaking and fracture of the material without plastic deformation.
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| Casting |
Casting is a manufacturing process by which a liquid material is poured into a mold, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape.
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| Caustic |
A chemical material which is used in anodizing of aluminum.
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| Conductivity |
The ability of a substance to transmit heat, light or electricity.
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| Container |
The steel cylinder, usually fitted with a removable liner, having an inside diameter slightly larger than the billet to be extruded which holds and confines the billet during the extrusion cycle.
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| Corrosion |
The deterioration of metal by chemical or electrochemical reactions with substances in its environment.
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| Creep |
The strain in a metal that results from continuing constant stress.
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