17-12-2012, 21:37
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Electrical Engineer
AKA: Jim Wilks
 FRC #1360 (Orbit Robotics) Team Role: Mentor
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Rookie Year: 2008
Location: Oakville, ON
Posts: 1,186
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Re: Aluminum Strengths?
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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
148, 1114, and 217 all use 5052-H34 aluminum for any item that is bent metal. We use 6061-T6 sheet metal for flats, depending on thickness. Our shop has 1/6", 0.090", and 1/8" 5052-H34 for the bent items.
The three teams have different philosophies on metal thickness so we use 1/6" up through 1/8" on the drive base.
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1/6" seems an odd size. Is that correct?
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Jim
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