A 12-tonne aluminium melt sits at 735 °C, 200 kg of manganese tablets go in, the furnace holds for ten minutes, and the spectrometer still comes back 0.12% low on manganese. Ordering more tablets rar...
Read MoreWhen a foundry pours A356 into a permanent mold and sees coarse grain, low elongation, and scattered porosity, the first reaction is often to “add something” to the melt. That reaction can make the p...
Read MoreA casthouse running 6061 billet at 730°C adds manganese tablets through a bell plunger, waits two minutes, and samples the bath. The lab returns 0.58% Mn against a 0.60-0.70% window. Nothing was wron...
Read MoreSuppose your furnace holds 12 tons of 3003 aluminum alloy, and the manganese reading just came back at 0.98% with a target of 1.25%. If you add loose manganese chips, you can expect slow dissolution,...
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