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Ch15 Metal Extrusion And Drawing Processes

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<strong>Extrusion</strong><br />

Defects<br />

continued<br />

Pipe (aka pipe pipe defect, defect, tailpipe, tailpipe, fishtailing) fishtailing<br />

<strong>Metal</strong> <strong>Metal</strong>-flow flow pattern in (c) tends to draw surface<br />

oxides and impurities toward the centre of the billet<br />

Can be minimized<br />

By modifying flow pattern to be more uniform<br />

Control friction<br />

Minimize temperature gradients<br />

Improve billet billet surface surface by by machining machining or or etching etching to to remove<br />

remove<br />

scale & surface impurities prior to extrusion

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