Title Sixth Australian Asian Pacific Conference on Aluminium Cast House Technology / edited by Peter R. Whiteley, John F. Grandfield

Published Warrendale, Pennsylvania : Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, [1999] ©1999

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Description xii, 421 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Machine generated contents note: Preface v -- Co-Sponsors, International Steering Committee vii -- PLENARY SESSION -- The Outlook for the Australian Aluminium Industry 3 -- D. Hedditch -- Overview of Advances in Aluminium Casthouses 13 -- P.R. Whiteley -- MANAGEMENT -- Productivity through Casthouse Rationalisation and Organisational Restructuring 23 -- P. van Zyl -- The Development of a Team-Based Organisation 33 -- H. Lehman and D. Latter -- QUALITY ISSUES -- Ingot Quality Requirements 45 -- I.E. Jacoby -- CAST's Solidification Research Relevant to DC Casting 53 -- D.H. St,.ohn, A.K. Dahte and S. Instone -- Billet Quality by Casting Parameter Optimization 63 -- R.J. Collins -- Aluminium Furnace Refractory Developments 77 -- M. Pauline and S. Turner -- Conversion of the Casthouse at Boyne Smelters Limited from Crucible Tipping -- to Siphon Transfer 85 -- R.C. Hannah -- Furnace Stirring and Melting-A Review 95 -- D.V. Neff -- A Review of the Basics of Grain Refining 109 -- J. Pearson and P. Cooper -- MELT TREATMENT -- Metal Filtration Performance: Removal of Molten Salt Inclusions 121 -- D.H. DeYoung -- Technical Update on Dual Stage Ceramic Foam Filtration Technology 133 -- L.S. Aubrey and D.D. Smith -- Efficiency and Performance of Industrial Filtration Systems159 -- W, Schneider, H-P. Krug and N.J. Keegan -- NEW PLANTS/EXPANSIONS -- The Start Up of Hulett Aluminium's New Sheet Remelt-And Some Early Operating Experiences 177 -- R. Stone -- Upgrade of 22.5 kg Ingot Casters at Hillside Aluminium 185 -- T. Human and A. Blignaut -- D.C. CASTING -- A New Hot Tearing Criterion: Application to DC Casting of Aluminium Alloys 197 -- J-M. Drezet and M. Rappaz -- Cost Model of Advanced DC Ingot Casting Technology 207 -- R.B. Wagstaffand C.S. Johnson -- The Development of Wagstaff Billet Casting at Capral Aluminium 215 -- D. Latter -- CONTINUOUS CASTING -- Update on Light Metal Continuous Casting: The Last Decade of the Millennium 225 -- J.F. Grandfield and A.G. Clark -- -DC Casting-An Extruders Point of View 243 -- R. Heyes and J. Burns -- rumbo 3CM Thin Strip Caster - Recent Developments 257 -- F. Basson, M. Jamet, K. Maiwald, P-Y. Menet and J-C. Terrier -- CAST HOUSE SAFETY -- Casting Safety 265 -- I.E. Jacoby -- AUTOMATION AND PROCESS CONTROL -- Integrated Casting Station Control 275 -- S.R. Anderson -- Remelt Ingot Line Automation and Optimisation 285 -- P. Hughes -- FOUNDRY ALLOYS -- Foundry Ingot Casting Upgrade at Comalco Bell Bay 297 -- D. Jones and S. Clough -- HOMOGENIZATION -- Process Performance of Continuous Billet Homogenisers 309 -- M.A. Cooksey, N. Danilova, B. Rinderer and M.J. Couper -- MAGNESIUM D.C. CASTING -- Magnesium D.C. Casting 321 -- P. McGlade -- TECHNOLOGY BRIEFINGS -- Enhancing the Life of Stirring Blades used in Preparation of Aluminium and -- Alloy Furnaces 333 -- D. Rees, R. Morrow, N. Crawzford and G. Smith -- ENVIRONMENT -- Ozone Control of Cooling Water in Aluminium Casthouses 343 -- D. Rees, P. Dann, R. Lam, T. Duggan, D. Scott and P. Miller -- Trends in Dross Processing 355 -- P.M. Balint -- Substitution of Chlorine as a Furnace Addition, in Aluminium Industry Cast -- Houses, by Fused Refining Agents--- 377 -- R. Bridi, M. Bryant, M. Bytheway and S. Ray -- ADDENDUM -- Impact of the Asian Economic Upheaval on the Region's Aluminium -- Consumption 393 -- A. Clarke and T. Waring -- Porous Plugs-A New Generation of Fluxing and Purging Technology in the -- Aluminium industry ,407 -- R. Schwaiger -- Author Index 421 Notes "This international symposium was staged by the G.K. Williams Cooperative Research Centre for Extractive Metallurgy at the University of Melbourne and was held during 26-29 July, 1999 at the Novotel Hotel Brighton Beach in Sydney, Australia." Includes bibliographical references Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and author index Subject Aluminum industry and trade -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses. Aluminum castings -- Congresses. Aluminum plants -- Congresses. Aluminum founding -- Congresses. Aluminum -- Congresses. Aluminum -- Metallurgy -- Congresses. Metal castings industry -- Congresses. Metal castings -- Congresses. Metallurgy -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses. Ore-dressing -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses. Smelting -- Environmental aspects -- Congresses. Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. Author Grandfield, John Francis Whiteley, Peter R Minerals, Metals and Materials Society. University of Melbourne. G.K. Williams Cooperative Research Centre for Extractive Metallurgy Australasian Asian Pacific Conference on Aluminium Cast House Technology (6th : 1999 : Sydney, Australia) LC no. 99074252 ISBN 0873394437

Other Titles Aluminium cast house technology

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