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Cost Effective Heat Treatment for Automotive Components made of Aluminium

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Automotive Heat Treating, Helmut Egger, Aluminium

The heat treatment of automotive components, made of aluminium alloys, has become a main focus point over the past years within the automotive industry. Increased strength and overall improved properties are ever more frequently targeted, so that material- and weight saving requirements can be accomplished. A fully automated – high capacity T6 – heat treatment line, which is in full compliance with today’s requirements of the automotive industry, will be introduced in the following.
Helmut Egger

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Walking Beam Furnace Energy Savings: New Skid Pipe Insulation Concept

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This paper discusses how energy consumption and energy loss can be reduced in reheating furnaces of hot rolling mills by using new lightweight refractory materials and a new lining concept for the skid pipe insulation.

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