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20 Microstructural Evolution During the Homogenization of Al-Zn-Mg Aluminum Alloys 1,2 2 2 Ali Reza Eivani , Jie Zhou and Jurek Duszczyk 1 Materials Innovation Institute (M2i), Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, 2Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 2, 2628 CD Delft, The Netherlands 1. Introduction 1.1 Background Aluminum and aluminum alloys are probably the most ideal materials for extrusion, and they are the most commonly extruded. Most of commercially available aluminum alloys can be extruded. Principal applications include parts for the aircraft and aerospace industries, pipes, wires, rods, bars, tubes, hollow shapes, cable sheathing, for the building, automotive and electrical industries. Sections can be extruded from heat-treatable or non-heat treatable low-, medium- and high-strength aluminum alloys [1]. In the last 30 years, the development of aluminum extrusion technology has, in the main, been focused on the billet metallurgy, die design and process control for low- and medium- strength aluminum alloys in the 6xxx series for architectural applications, in order to maximize extrusion speed and at the same time fulfill the requirements in product specifications in terms of dimensions, shape, surface and mechanical properties. As a result, there is a wealth of information available on the relationship be