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Book/Book Chapter 
Melt treatment - Evolution and perspectives 
Le Brun, P 
2008 
LIGHT METALS 
621-626 
WOS:000255981900110 
The use of aluminium. alloys is increasingly oriented
towards high quality end products, where aluminium enters into competition with other materials
on a property/quality/cost basis. The aluminium industry has developed several technologies to
provide the required quality of the aluminium alloys as function of the end application. Furnace
treatment, in line treatment, and filtration are mainly used to tailor the quality. This paper
summarises the evolution of these technologies in the last years, and illustrates the link with
quality and product properties. The following aspects are integrated in the discussion:
environment, productivity, recycling, flexibility, quality measurement. Finally some areas where
developments are required or would be beneficial are discussed. 
furnace treatment; degassing; filtration; quality measurement; environment