Direct chill casting
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Direct chill casting
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Direct Chill casting is a method for the fabrication of cylindrical or rectangular solid ingots from non-ferrous metals, especially Aluminum, Copper, Magnesium and their alloys. The original ingots are usually further processed by other methods. More than half of global aluminum production uses the Direct Chill casting process. Direct Chill casting operates by pouring liquid metal continuously into a short mold that is open at the bottom. Only an outer layer of metal solidifies within the water-
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2023-05-30T21:49:04Z
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