
3. Materials and equipment
As with any heavy, long-term investment, it's essential to determine your current and future needs before choosing your heat treatment plant.
3.1 Furnaces
Temperatures for some treatments are very close to the end-of-solidification temperature (sometimes as low as 5°C). Furnace temperatures must therefore be...
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Refer to the International Aluminium Institute website (see Websites).
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France and Europe
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- Aluminium and aluminium alloys – Designation system for aluminium alloy remelting ingots, master alloys and cast products – Part 1: Numerical designation system. - NF EN 1780-1 -
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