Molten Aluminum Handling: Process Description

The molten alumina is siphoned from the smelting pot and is either formed into ingots, transferred to an alloying furnace prior to casting, or transferred to an on-site processing plant where rolling ingots, extrusion billets, sheets, or rod is formed. In some cases, the molten aluminum is trucked to nearby foundries for casting.

Casting
Heattreating
Mining/Primary Processing
Recycle/Scrap Melting
Aluminum Casting
Aluminum Smelting
Anode Baking
Bauxite Mining
Bauxite Refining
Extrusion
Forging
Heat Treating
Molten Handling
Rolling