Aluminium Glossary 铝术语表
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Term
Description
AA
TheAluminumAssociation,basedinUSAisresponsiblefortheindustrystandardgrainrefiner(TP-1)anddissolution(TP-2)tests,aswellaschemicalspecificationsformasteralloysandcompacts.
AAS
AtomicAbsorptionSpectrometryforchemicalanalysisespeciallyatlowlevels.
ACFT
Alcoacoldfingertestassessesgrainrefinerability,particularlytopredicttheonsetoftwincolumnargrains.
AFS
AmericanFoundrymen"sSociety.
Agglomeration
Termcommonlyusedtodescribestickingtogetherofgrainrefinerparticles.
AlB2,AlB12
ThetwopossiblephasesfoundinBAlmasteralloys.
Al2O3
AluminaorAluminiumoxide.
Alloy
Amixturecontainingmorethanoneelement.
AlloyingElement
Anelementthatisaddedtometaltochangeitsphysicalcharacteristicsandproperties.
Alumina
Aluminiumoxide(commonlyusedtomakeCFFsandthefilteringcomponentofDBFs).
Aluminide
PhasecontainingAlplusanotherelemente.g.TiAl3.
Aluminium
(Aluminum)The13thelementintheperiodictable,andtheearth"smostabundantmetallicelement,aluminiumwasdiscoveredin1827.Aluminiumhasanatomicweightof26.98,ameltingpointof660.32°C(1220.576°F),andaboilingpointof2529°C(4566°F).Aluminiumisanabundant,lightmetalwithasilveryappearance,usedinthemanufactureofproductsrequiringlightweight,resistancetocorrosionandelectricalconductivity.
Amorphous
Glass-like,asinAlalloysdevelopedforstudyingnucleation.
Annealing
Aheattreatmentcommonlyusedtosoftenanaluminiumalloy.
Anode
Positiveelectrodemadeofcarboninelectrolyticcellsusedinthesmeltingprocess.
Anodizing
(alsoAnodicOxidation)Coatingaluminiumbyatreatmentthatcreatesathinandextremelyhardlayerofaluminiumoxideonthesurfaceofthemetal.Dye-coloredcoatingscanbeappliedduringtheprocess.
ASTM
AmericanSocietyforTestingMaterial.ASTMissuesstandardspecificationsonmaterials,includingmetalsandalloys.
Bauxite
Asoiltypeandorederivedfromtheweatheringofgranite(sialicparentrock),anddepletedofnearlyallsolubleelements.Aluminiumoxidesarevirtuallyallthatremainaftercalcium,potassium,sodiumandsiliconhavebeenleachedout.Bauxiteistheprincipleoreofaluminium,andispredominantlyfoundintropicalandsub-tropicalregions.
Billet
Acylindricalaluminiumingotusedtomakeextrusions.
Carbide
Particlecontainingcarbon(e.g.aluminiumcarbide,titaniumcarbide).
Cathode
Negativeelectrodeinelectrolyticcellsusedinthesmeltingprocess.
Casting
Pouringmoltenmetalintomouldsatanystageofthefabricationandmanufacturingprocess.
CEN
ComitéEuropéendeNormalisationisaEuropeanequivalentofAA,whichhasissuedchemicalspecificationsformasteralloys.
CFF
Ceramicfoamfilter,commonlyusedinthecasthousetoremovedefectsfromthemoltenmetalstream.CFFsaretypicallyreplacedaftereachcasting.
Conductivity
Abilitytoconductelectricity.
ContinuousCasting
Termoftenappliedtotwinrollcasting,wherethinstripiscastdirectlyfrommoltenmetal.
Cryolite
Salts-basedflux(e.g.potassiumaluminiumfluoride).
DBF
DeepbedfiltersaremorecomplexthanCFFs,usuallyconsistingoflayersofaluminarefractoryofdifferentsizesandshapes.DBFsaregenerallyusedinmuchlongercampaignsthanCFFs.
DCCasting
Direct-chillcasting,acommonmethodusedinthewroughtindustrytoproduceslabsandbillets.
Degassing
Theactofreducingthehydrogenlevelofmoltenaluminium.ItisoftenusedtoalsoremoveinclusionsaswellasreducethelevelsofNaandCainthemoltenaluminium.
Dissolution
Theactofdissolving,especiallyappliedtocompactedadditives.
DrawingorPressing
Forcingaflatmetalblankintoadieunderpressurefromametalram.Thisprocessisusedinthemanufactureofaluminium"hollowware".
Ductility
Themeasureofamaterial"sabilitytodeformelasticallyandplasticallywithoutfracturing.