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    NEED HELP Aluminum Extrusion Failure

    Reading more into this, it look like it could be a transverse weld defect that didn't get removed.
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    NEED HELP Aluminum Extrusion Failure

    The first image is what is is supposed to be. The second image is with the plug out. This is supposed to be one sold piece of cast billet then extruded . The 3rd pic is of the plug its self. The plug can be pushed out with some force by hand. The Flow Chart of companies Extruder=> Machine shop=>...
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    NEED HELP Aluminum Extrusion Failure

    Hello, We had a part fail in an odd way. The part is 6061 aluminum. The same company cast, Hot extrudes and machines. During our process a center core plug of the aluminum popped out. Being this was extruded from a billet, this is not supposed to happen. The company that makes the part has run a...
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