Kevin Berlyn wrote:

6061,6063,2004,6060 ..ARGHHHH!

Question if I may.......
On the plans of the Homebuilt I am building it calls for a Boom.. The
material requested is 6063-T3 (Which I cannot find anywhere)
After much discussion the designer noted that if you cannot get 6063-T3
you can use 6061-T6.. Great .. Until I found out I cannot get the length
required in Australia...
After discussing with an Aluminium supplier here they have suggested that
I can use 6060-T5 as a replacement for the 6063-T3 as the length I require
is available in this grade.

Although he would know more than me about aluminium I still feel
uncomfortable with his advice and my lack of knowledge......
Can anyone advise?.. If 6060-T5 is NOT suitable can you suggest a million
other alternatives I can choose from.....



Suggest you refer to the designer, suppliers may not know. I am in Oz (now a
3rd world country) and have a degree in metallurgy and would point to the
LEGAL bit after the signature.
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regards

jc

LEGAL - I don't believe what I wrote and neither should you. Sobriety and/or
sanity of the author is not guaranteed

EMAIL - and are not valid email
addresses. news2x at perentie is valid for a while.