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  1. Feb 10, 2024, 07:07 AM #1
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    Aluminum degassing process - GIF

    Aluminum degassing process.




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    I'm watching a pool of molten aluminum spin, what of this is degassing? Just the spinning?

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn View Post
    I'm watching a pool of molten aluminum spin, what of this is degassing? Just the spinning?
    As long as the spinning shaft does not create cavitation the spinning action will create a pathway for the trapped gasses of the molten aluminum to escape
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn View Post
    I'm watching a pool of molten aluminum spin, what of this is degassing? Just the spinning?
    You bubble Argon through it. That helps displace the trapped Hydrogen gas.

    The stirrer is usually Graphite. Molten aluminum is very corrosive, and reacts with steel and stainless steel.

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