Recycling of aluminium alloy turning scrap via cold pressing and melting with salt flux

Journal of Materials Processing Technology

Volumn 209, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 3138-3142

  Amini Mashhadi, H ^a   Moloodi, A ^a   Golestanipour, M ^a   Karimi, E Z V ^a  

^a AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy scrap; Cold press; Melting; Recycling; Salt flux

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; LIQUID METALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; PRESSES (MACHINE TOOLS); RECYCLING; SCRAP METAL; SCRAP METAL REPROCESSING; SMELTING; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TURNING;

ALUMINIUM ALLOY SCRAP; ALUMINIUM PRODUCTIONS; BROAD APPLICATIONS; COLD PRESS; COLD PRESSINGS; COMPACTING PRESSURES; CONVENTIONAL CASTINGS; MACHINING OPERATIONS; METAL SCRAPS; MOLTEN ALUMINIUMS; PRIMARY MATERIALS; RECYCLABILITY; SALT FLUX; WEIGHT LOSS MEASUREMENTS;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 62949110743     PISSN: 09240136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2008.07.020     Document Type: Article

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