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| WHY 5052 ALUMINUM IS SO POPULAR WITH OUR CUSTOMERS |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-12-2022, 07:03 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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A General Introduction to 5052 Aluminum
Among 5052 aluminum’s benefits are good weldability, very good resistance to corrosion, and high fatigue strength. Because the benefits are so varied, you see 5052 in a range of applications: it shows up in marine environments because of its resistance to corrosion, in architecture exposed to high vibration because of its high fatigue strength, and in pressure vessels and containers because of its good weldability.
But the benefits don’t stop there. Aluminum 5052 also happens to be the strongest non-heat-treatable sheet and plate in common use. 5052 isn’t just easily welded and highly corrosion-resistant, it is also tough and strong. It has good drawing properties and a high rate of work hardening. Its overall versatility, not to mention excellent value, makes it one of the most serviceable alloys available.
Marine Applications
Along with a few other 5000 series alloys, 5052 is corrosion resistant against seawater and salt spray. Its corrosion resistance means it can be used for large marine structures that are sensitive to failure, like the tanks of natural gas tankers. This is why you see 5052 aluminum on boats in general.
Architecture
You’ll frequently see 5052 alloy in architectural facades.
Home & Office
You often see 5052 alloy aluminum in kitchen cabinets, appliances, fans and fan blades, home freezers, clock plates, fencing, and more.
Transportation
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5052 alloy aluminum has made its way into aircraft, bus, and truck manufacturing, road and name signs, fuel lines and tanks, streetlights, and other hallmarks of the transportation industry.
Manufacturing
5052 aluminum is frequently used for general sheet metal work, heat exchangers, flooring panels, rivets and wires, chemical drums and other equipment, pressure vessels, treadplate, containers, and more.
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| How to make the selection aluminum filler metals |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-11-2022, 09:14 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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The goal when selecting aluminum filler metals is to choose an alloy that produces a weld that best meets the requirements of the product and its intended use. Sometimes the strongest weld is desirable — other times, leak resistance, ductility, corrosion resistance or toughness are more important.
Aluminum GMAW LR
The most common of aluminum filler metals are 4043
and 5356 alloys, both of which are available in wires
for gas metal arc welding (GMAW) or cut-lengths (often
called filler rods) for gas tungsten arc welding (GTAW).
When trying to choose between the common 4043 and 5356 aluminum filler metals, there is a series of five questions to ask to narrow down the selection.
1. What is the aluminum base designation?
2. Will the welded component be exposed to sustained elevated temperature?
3. Will the weldment be subjected to post-weld anodizing?
4. Will shear strength, ductility and toughness be prime considerations?
5. Will post-weld heat treatment be performed?
Providing the base metal is compatible, a 4043 aluminum filler metal will be best for the following:
• Applications that will be subject to long-term elevated temperature exposure (above 150 degrees Fahrenheit).
• Applications where it is necessary to reduce the risk of termination and shrinkage cracking.
• Applications where aesthetics are particularly important, since these filler metals provide bright, clean welds.
• Applications where distortion is of particular concern, as it minimizes this defect.
A 5356 aluminum filler metal would be most appropriate for:
• Welding on 5XXX or 6XXX series of aluminum when tensile strength is most important.
• Achieving good anodized color matching on 5XXX and 6XXX base metals.
• Applications requiring higher ductility and toughness (such as those subject to dynamic loading).
• Applications requiring higher shear strength.
When welding 6XXX series aluminum or 5XXX series aluminum containing less than 3 percent magnesium, it is possible to use either a 4043 or a 5356 filler metal to complete the job. The same holds true for higher shear strength applications; however, it typically takes three fillet passes with a 4043 product to equal the shear strength of one pass using a 5356 filler metal.
Proper storage and handling
Proper storage and handling of aluminum filler metals is essential to ensuring the highest quality welds. It is important to keep the filler metals in a clean, dry area that is of a similar ambient temperature as the weld cell. Moving them from a cold area to a warmer area could cause condensation to form on the surface of filler metals and lead to poor weld quality.
If a spool of aluminum wire isn’t going to be used cover the spool with the plastic bag the wire shipped in or with another protective cover. TIG cut-lengths are best stored in their original box to protect against dirt and debris.
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| What About Aluminum Filler Rod? |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-11-2022, 09:12 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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From its strength and versatility to its corrosion resistance, aluminum offers benefits that make it an appealing material for a variety of industries. The material, however, is not without its challenges when it comes to welding. Because of its low melting temperature and high thermal conductivity, extra care must be taken to prevent burn through on thinner material and to ensure adequate fusion or penetration on thicker material. Using the appropriate equipment— machines that offer Pulsed MIG capabilities or TIG capabilities — is important. So too is selecting the right filler metal and understanding the weld characteristics each type provides.
Aluminum Welding
From its strength and versatility to its corrosion
resistance, aluminum offers benefits that make
it an appealing material for a variety of industries.
There are many aluminum filler metals available in the marketplace, including those for applications found in aerospace or architectural structures to filler metals for heat exchangers, trailer fabrication and more. The filler metals range from pure aluminum to varieties with added copper, silicon or magnesium.
Among the variety of aluminum filler metals, 4043 and 5356 alloys are the most common and the least expensive. Together, those filler metals are used for welding about 80 percent of the time and are available in wires for MIG welding or cut-lengths (often called filler rods or straight lengths) for TIG welding. Knowing how to choose between the two alloys, as well as the characteristics each provide is important to producing good weld quality.
Aluminum filler metal characteristics
As with any type of filler metal, 4043 and 5356 aluminum alloys each have unique characteristics.
4043 filler metals tend to have a more fluid weld pool due to the addition of silicon (5 percent), which allows the bead to ‘wet out’ or flow into the base metal more easily. This characteristic produces a more aesthetically pleasing weld requiring less clean up, reduces leaks and minimizes cracking.
5356 filler metals contain 5 percent magnesium. As with the silicon in a 4043 product, the addition of this alloying element affects the performance of the filler metal. In this case, the magnesium increases the strength and toughness of the weld. When welding with 5356 aluminum filler metals, the resulting weld tends to be rippled rather than smooth and due to the 5 percent magnesium, more smut (black soot) could be present at the edges of the weld that the welding operator will need to clean.
Both 4043 and 5356 filler metals operate with 100 percent argon shielding gas, as it provides good arc initiation and stability. Thicker aluminum applications sometimes require the addition of helium, which improves heat transfer to the base metal and helps increase weld penetration. Helium can be expensive, though, and the application often sacrifices arc stability when it is added
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| Best filler wire for aluminium alloy 5086? |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-11-2022, 09:10 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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Don't let someone weld 5000 series aluminum (5052,5086,5083)with 4043 filler rod, its just wrong. I can't speak for Pacific skiff but the console is probably 5052 ( Its easier to bend) If they have the skills to TIG weld they should be able to weld with 5356 wire. If they can't find another welder.
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| stainless steel products |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-07-2022, 09:19 AM - Forum: Selling Leads
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Hello,
We take this profound pleasure to introduce ourselves with our superior quality stainless steel products. FREE SAMPLE is available.
PIPES, TUBES:
Stainless steel seamless tube/pipe:
>Grades: 201B/H, 301, 302, 304/L, 310S, 316/L/H, 316Ti, 317/L, 321/H, 2205, S31200, S31260, S31500, S31803, S32101, S32506, S32750, S32760, S32906, TP309, 410/S, 430, 439, 446, 44660, 400, 600, 625, 800/H, 825, C276
>Standards: GB, ASTM, ASME, EN, DIN, JIS, GOST
>Size: φ: 0.32-610mm thickness: 0.08-35mm
>Surface condition: Bright Annedled, Mechanically Polished, Annealed And Pickled, Electro Polished
Stainless steel welded tube/pipe:
>Grades: 304/L/H/LN, 316/L/H/LN/Ti, 321/H, 317/L/LN, 347/H, 310S/H, N08904(904L), S31803,S32205, S32750, S32760, N02200, N02201, N04400, N06600, N06690, N06625, N06985(G3), N08028, N08800, N08810, N08811, N08825
>Standards: GB, ASTM, ASME, EN, DIN, JIS, GOST
>Size: φ: 12-3000mm thickness: 0.4-100mm
Stainless steel rectangular / square tube/pipe:
>Grades: 304/L/H, 316/L/H/Ti, 321/H
>Standards: GB, ASTM, ASME, EN, DIN, JIS, GOST
>Size: 10*10-400*400mm x 0.5-30mm
20*30-50*100mm x 0.8-3.0mm
BARS:
>Grades: 304/L, 316/L, S30815, 410, 420, 4130, 4140, 4145H, T5BA, P20, etc.
>Material: stainless steel, structural alloy steel, tool& die steel, nickel alloy, copper alloy
>Standards: GB, ASTM, ASME, EN, DIN, JIS, GOST
>Size: φ: 5.5-1000mm
>Surface condition: Black surface, bright surface
STAINLESS STEEL WIRE/ ROPE:
>Grades: 300 series, 400 series
>Structure:1*3,3*7,7*7,1*19,1*7,6*7-wsc,6*19-WSC,6*19S-IWRC,6*19W-IWRC,6*25FI-WRC,6*26WS-IWRC,6*31WS-IWRC,8*19S-IWRC,8*19W-IWRC,8*25FI-IWRC,8*26WS-IWRC,8*31WS-IWRC,8*19W-IWRC,8*25FI-IWRC, 8*26WS-IWRC, 8*31WS-IWRC
>Size: φ: 0.18-60mm
>Application: control, aeronautical, aviation, textile, machinery, automobile, hardware, medical, decoration, leisure and other military, industrial and civil fields
Best Regards
Sunny
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| What is the different between Alloy 8011 Alloy 8079 |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-05-2022, 02:44 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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Both 8011A aluminum and 8079 aluminum are aluminum alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material are not shown.
8079 aluminum foil and 8011 aluminum foil are the most widely used in the 8 series aluminum foil. Because of their excellent characteristics, they are widely used in food and drug packaging, electronic appliances and household daily necessities, and are usually used as packaging materials.
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| Apa rumus aluminium? |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-01-2022, 09:09 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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Aluminium oksida (Alumina) adalah sebuah senyawa kimia dari alumunium dan oksida, dengan rumus kimia Al2O3 adalah bahan yang paling banyak digunakan sebagai bahan dalam berbagai jenis bahan metalurgi, industri kimia, industri otomotif, dan industri kosmetik.
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| How a Press Machine Forms Aluminum Alloy Cookware |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-01-2022, 08:57 AM - Forum: aluminium faq
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In the case of aluminum alloy cookware, the process of forming it is called aluminum pot forming.aluminum alloy cookware al pot forming pressing hydraulic press machine This is a process in which sheets of aluminum are reformatted under pressure. This process stresses the fine structure of aluminum. However, even with the thick layers of anodization, aluminum is still susceptible to warping. Typically, pots and pans made of cheap aluminum are stamped or rolled.
Another method involves the use of an anodizing process.aluminum alloy cookware al pot forming pressing hydraulic press machine Aluminum is naturally non-stick, and it has a thin oxide layer that discourages further corrosion. The process uses a hydraulic press machine to accelerate the formation of this layer. Anodized aluminum is much harder than stainless steel, but it conducts heat less efficiently. The thin oxide layer does not interfere with the thermal transfer, which makes it a good choice for cooking.
The process of forming aluminum cookware is referred to as die-casting. It involves injecting molten aluminum under pressure into a mold. The process is more popular than sand casting, because the end result looks very similar to the final product. For this reason, many higher-end restaurant supplies use cast aluminum. The process is more durable than rolled and stamped pans, and the resulting product is more resistant to warping than their counterparts.
Another method of aluminum cookware forming is hydraulically powered. This method uses a hydraulic press to squeeze the pans and trays into a uniform shape. This is the best method for high-volume production of aluminum cookware. It also produces high-quality, durable, and easy-to-clean pieces. If you want to manufacture your own cookware, you can hire a manufacturer of hydraulic presses and start a business today. You can then sell them online.
The hydraulic press used in the aluminum alloy pot forming process is more cost-effective than a traditional stamping technique. This method is cheaper than sand-casting, but is still a viable option for manufacturing pots and pans. It is an excellent method for producing aluminum cookware because it is easy to form and is highly-durable. While stamped and rolled pans may be cheaper, they are not as durable as cast aluminum.
An aluminum pot forming machine can be used to manufacture cookware. A standard hydraulic press can be bought at a local machine shop or online. Then, a hydraulic press can be used to form a range of items. For example, an automatic sleeve press can be utilized to shape any piece of aluminum alloy cookware. If the sleeve of an aluminium cookware is made with a sleeve, the aluminum is placed into the sleeve and held in place using a clamp.
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| Aluminum plate price |
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Posted by: toyota1515 - 07-01-2022, 12:51 AM - Forum: Selling Leads
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Hello,
This is Jerry from Chalco Aluminium, we are one of the biggest aluminum manufacturer in China, we export about 10000-13000 metric tons per month, our main markets are North America, EU, Asia, Oceania, etc. but you can find our materials all over the world.
Below are some of our main products:
*2024 2A12 Aluminum Plate Sheet Coil
* 3003 3004 3005 3105 H14 plain sheet, coils and plates
* 3003 5052 5754 5454 6061 1 bar tread bright material
* 5052 5754 5454 5083 5086 flat sheet, coil and plates
* 5086/5083 aluminum sheets/plates/coils for marine applications (supplied with DNV certificate)
*5754/1100/3003/5052/6061/6063 etc aluminum coils/sheets/plates
* 6061 6082 6063 T6 T651 aluminum plate sheet
*7075 7050 T651 aluminum plate sheet
Thank you for your time, we look forward to serving you a good quality aluminum product soon.
Jerry
jerry@chalcoaluminum.com
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