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Billet Process and Equipment 006 BP Metallurgical Quality of Aluar Billets, Ten Years of Increasing Quality Maria Victoria Canullo and Rodolfo Acuña Laje -- Aluar Aluminio Argentino SAIC, Argentina Aluar doubled billet production from 1996 to 2006 via conventional vertical casting using Wagstaff air slip technology, with high metallurgical quality. Aluar’s second Wagstaff air slip billet line increases expected output to 140,000 tons/year, achieving higher process control and automation levels. Metal treatment, casting and homogenizing are described, focusing on internal billet quality consistency. Metallographic characterization for assessing billet quality is reviewed. |
