Aluminum

[Cory]

Originally Posted by DeepWater

What types of aluminum does your team use and where do you get it?

We have most often used 6061-T6 (round tube, angle, and flat bar) and 6063-T52 box tube. For some reason I have never been able to find box tubing in anything other than 6063-T52. Is anything else readily available in box tube?

Since we do not have a local metal supplier we order from online places like Online Metals or Metals Depot but they can be expensive.

Are there any different alloys that teams find especially useful? If so where do you get it?

you should be able to get box tube in 6061.

We use primarily 1x2 6061 for our frame (1/8" and 1/16 wall thickness), and round stock for our wheels.

We also use 7075 for our wheel shafts, and probably lots more this year.

We buy most of the metal from our local metal supplier.