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Re: Aluminum Strengths?

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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli View Post
Kevin,

All of the -T tempers are "solution heat treated", then quenched. Sometimes water, sometimes oil. T6 is specifically at 900 degrees then artificially aged for 8ish hours after quench.

Paul
Shows how much I remember from my materials classes of almost a decade ago. Use it or lose it, as they say. So the heat treat goes Solutionizing -> Quenching -> Artificial Aging. Which makes sense now that I think about it.
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