5. Glossary
Refining
Process for remelting waste of heterogeneous composition, during which composition adjustments are made.
Aluminum alloy
A mixture of pure aluminum with other elements, added in small quantities to enhance its properties.
Wrought alloy
Shaped by extrusion, rolling, or wire drawing processes.
Cast alloy
Shaped by casting in a mold.
Primary aluminum
Aluminum produced from ore.
Secondary aluminum
Aluminum from recycling.
CO 2 e; CO 2 equivalent
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Standards
- Welding – General tolerances for welded structures – Dimensions of lengths and angles – Forms and positions - NF EN ISO 13920 - 1996
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Directory
French industrial players in the aluminum life cycle (non-exhaustive list)
Constellium – processing and recycling: production sites (63502 Issoire, 49460 Montreuil-Juigné, 68600 Biesheim, and 21702 Nuits-Saint-Georges); R&D center (38341 Voreppe).
Hydro – processing and recycling: production sites (81450 Albi, 36000 Châteauroux, 28112 Lucé, 83480 Puget-sur-Argens)
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