Glossary

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About Aluminum

Raw Material to Finished Product

8 Topics

Intro

Three Stages of Producing Aluminum

Bauxite

Mining Bauxite

Processing – Bauxite to Alumina

Smelting – Alumina to Aluminum

Smelting – Continued

Three Stages of Producing Aluminum Summary

About Aluminum Overview

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Alloying Elements Added

D.C. Ingot Casting

Continuous Casting

Hot and Cold Rolling

Aluminum Rolling and Extruding

18 Topics

Intro

Aluminum Forms

Rolling Aluminum Plate

Heating The Ingot

Rolling

Rolling Plate Example

Rolling Aluminum Sheet and Foil

Example

Aluminum Rod, Bar, and Wire

Rolling

Further Reducing Diameter

Aluminum Rod, Bar and wire

Testing and Inspection

Aluminum Families and Alloys

11 Topics

Intro

Aluminum Families

Aluminum Alloy Numbering System

The 1xxx Family

The 1xxx Family Continued

The 2xxx-7xxx Families

Temper Designations

Temper Designations Continued

The 1xxx Family Continued

Aluminum Organizing Bodies

8 Topics | 1 Quiz

Intro

Aluminum Association Numbering System

Property Descriptions

Abbreviations and Slang

Aluminum Sheet

4 Topics | 1 Quiz

Sheet Alloys – Common and Heat Treatable

9 Topics

Intro

Sheet Alloys – Non-Heat Treatable

1 Topic

Aluminum Temper Designations

5 Topics | 1 Quiz

Intro

Aluminum Tempers

Temper Designations for common Non-Heat Treatable Alloys

Temper Designations for Heat Treatable Alloy

Temper Designations for Stress Relief

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Tolerances in processing aluminum sheet

Additional sheet tolerances

Leveling and cutting to length

Aluminum Plate

Aluminum Plate Overview

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Plate Overview

Rolled Plate Non-Heat Treatable Alloys

4 Topics

Intro

1000 Series, Alloy 1100

3000 Series, Alloy 3003

5000 Series, Alloy 5052

Rolled Plate Heat Treatable Alloys

5 Topics

2000 Series, Alloy 2024

Intro

6000 Series Alloy 6061

7000 Series, Alloy 7075

Aluminum Rolled Tread Plate

Sheet Alloys – Cast Tool and Die Plate

7 Topics

Intro

Tooling Plate

Stability and Distortion

Processing Aluminum Plate

10 Topics | 1 Quiz

Aluminum Tube and Pipe

Aluminum Tube and Pipe Overview

1 Topic

Intro

Definitions and Measurement

2 Topics

Intro

Important Dimensions

Ordering Tube and Pipe

3 Topics | 1 Quiz

Intro

Ordering Aluminum Tube

Ordering Aluminum Pipe

Knowledge Check

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D.C. Ingot Casting

MetalLearn® – Aluminum Products Casting D.C. Ingot Casting

Molten Aluminum is poured into large molds

Can weigh up to 30 tons
Water sprayed on outside of mold for cooling

Ingots are stripped from mold and reheated

Larger ingots are rolled into plate, sheet and foil
Billets are rolled into rod, bar and extrusions

Small aluminum ingots are called pigs

Shipped to customers as is

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