May 13 - 16, 2008
Gaylord Palms
Orlando, Florida USA

Management Issues

114 MI 
Wednesday, May 14 - 1:15pm

Development of Recycling-Friendly Aluminum Alloys for Extruded Products

Subodh Das -- Secat, Inc., USA

The aluminum industry must develop and implement technologies that maximize the economic and environmental benefits of recycling aluminum alloys. Alloy design for optimizing reuse of recycled metal is highlighted. Several alloy design approaches are proposed. New alloys from recycled scrap are evaluated for their potential to maximize the recycling loop. Options to further capitalize on aluminum recycling advantages are addressed.