Treating Aluminum Sheet Metal

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Treating aluminum sheet metal.

If the bending is too severe that cracking would occur it would be necessary to form the material while soft and then harden after. You did not specify what alloy but i ll use 2024 for an example. Among many metal materials aluminum is the first to be used by various manufacturers because of its easy processing good visual effect and rich surface treatment methods. Annealing works fine for complicated and deep forming but to form simpler stuff it s unlikely that you ll need it.

See reviews photos directions phone numbers and more for the best metal heat treating in los angeles ca. The surface treatment of aluminum profiles is mainly divided into. This is common to see in sheet metal form and it s malleable stuff. Sandblasting formation of matte pearl silver polishing forming a mirror drawing forms a satin like effect.

Solution heat treatment of aluminum alloys often results in some distortion of the material. Pure aluminum and aluminum alloyed primarily with manganese or magnesium does not respond to heat treatment so this article will focus on the aluminum alloys that contain copper zinc or a blend of magnesium and silicon as these respond to heat treatment favorably. Mil h 6088 is the old military standard for heat treating of aluminum.