A technical perspective on molten aluminum processing

Light Metals: Proceedings of Sessions, TMS Annual Meeting (Warrendale, Pennsylvania)

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 841-848

  Waite, Peter ^a  

^a ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FURNACE PROCESSING; MOLTEN METAL TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; CRUCIBLE FURNACES; DEGASSING; FILTRATION; INGOTS;

LIQUID METALS;

EID: 0036236783     PISSN: 10969586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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