Enhancing Recycling Efficiency and Critical Raw Material Substitution in 6xxx Alloys’ Production with Respect to Their Extrusion Feasibility and Mechanical Properties

It is necessary to find alternative feedstocks and consideration of production efficiency of aluminum alloysAluminum alloys yieldYield in substituting critical raw materials by increasing scrap content in liquid aluminumAluminum. The research focuses on evaluating the viability and efficiency of utilizing scrap materials as substitutes for critical raw materials specifically magnesiumMagnesium (Mg) and silicon (Si), in the production of 6xxx6xxx aluminum alloysAluminum alloys. According to the experimental set-up of this research comparisonComparison of recycled 60636063 and 60826082 alloysAlloys and the alloysAlloys produced with primary ingots with respect to chemical, metallographic, and mechanicalMechanical analyses has been conducted. The evaluation of the spectral analysis, optical microscopy images, tensile tests, and fractography analysis with SEM results in discussion of above-mentioned properties of the 60636063 and 60826082 alloysAlloys with different variants. Also, the extrusionExtrusion feasibility analysis of the alloysAlloys with increased recyclingRecycling ratio has been performed with QForm simulationSimulation software. The outcomes of this study will contribute to the development of environmentally friendly and economically reliable practices in the aluminumAluminum manufacturing industry.