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  1. Feb 11, 2024, 12:16 PM #1
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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn View Post
    I'm watching a pool of molten aluminum spin, what of this is degassing? Just the spinning?
    You bubble Argon through it. That helps displace the trapped Hydrogen gas.

    The stirrer is usually Graphite. Molten aluminum is very corrosive, and reacts with steel and stainless steel.

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