Thread: Type of Aluminum used in kit frame
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Unread 27-01-2006, 01:38
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Re: Type of Aluminum used in kit frame
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Originally Posted by Jeff Pahl
According to the chassis documentation package on IFI's website, the material is 5052H34, 0.125 thick. The stuff they sell at the hardware store is some soft, gummy alloy (usually, one hardware store around here stocks 6061-T6) that is hard to machine or weld.
The aluminum at our local home center is 1100. I'm surprised to hear your characterization of 6061 T6, which has a reputation as being easily welded (for aluminum) and is fairly strong and resiliant. The frame on my Cannondale road bike, for example, is 6061 T6. 5000-series alloys are harder, but more prone to cracking. (This pretty much exhausts my aluminum alloy knowledge. IAN a metallurgist.)
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