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JUST BEFORE CASTING, THEY HEAT
THE CYLINDER-BORE LINERS USING HIGH-FREQUENCY
ELECTRIC CURRENT. ALUMINUM WILL BOND BETTER
TO HOT METAL. THEY FILL THE MOLDS
FROM THE BOTTOM TO AVOID CONTAMINATING THE METAL
WITH ALUMINUM OXIDE. OXIDE FORMS WHEN MOLTEN ALUMINUM
COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE AIR. POURING INTO THE TOP OF THE MOLD WOULD EXPOSE THE METAL
TO OXYGEN, AND THE POURING ACTION ITSELF
WOULD MIX IN THE OXIDE
THE CYLINDER-BORE LINERS USING HIGH-FREQUENCY
ELECTRIC CURRENT. ALUMINUM WILL BOND BETTER
TO HOT METAL. THEY FILL THE MOLDS
FROM THE BOTTOM TO AVOID CONTAMINATING THE METAL
WITH ALUMINUM OXIDE. OXIDE FORMS WHEN MOLTEN ALUMINUM
COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE AIR. POURING INTO THE TOP OF THE MOLD WOULD EXPOSE THE METAL
TO OXYGEN, AND THE POURING ACTION ITSELF
WOULD MIX IN THE OXIDE
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JUST BEFORE CASTING,
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THEY HEAT
THE CYLINDER-BORE LINERS
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USING HIGH-FREQUENCY
ELECTRIC CURRENT.
00:00:06.002 --> 00:00:09.073
ALUMINUM WILL BOND BETTER
TO HOT METAL.
00:00:12.145 --> 00:00:13.744
THEY FILL THE MOLDS
FROM THE BOTTOM
00:00:13.813 --> 00:00:17.282
TO AVOID CONTAMINATING THE METAL
WITH ALUMINUM OXIDE.
00:00:17.417 --> 00:00:21.285
OXIDE FORMS WHEN MOLTEN ALUMINUM
COMES INTO CONTACT WITH THE AIR.
00:00:21.321 --> 00:00:22.886
POURING INTO THE TOP OF THE MOLD
00:00:22.923 --> 00:00:24.689
WOULD EXPOSE THE METAL
TO OXYGEN,
00:00:24.691 --> 00:00:28.693
AND THE POURING ACTION ITSELF
WOULD MIX IN THE OXIDE.
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Movie Summary
Television series that documents how various everyday products are made.