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Pitfalls and Pleasures in New Aluminum Process Development

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*Above photo shows development segment of the Alcoa Smelting Process, Anderson County, Texas.

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Russell, A.S. Pitfalls and Pleasures in New Aluminum Process Development. JOM 33, 132–137 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339427

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