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    ...Aluminium Alloy | Commercial Alloy 2014A T6511 Extrusion Commercial 2014A T6511 Download PDF A high strength 4 to 5% Copper alloy produced in extruded bar and profile form, in the fully heat-treated c...

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    ...Aluminium Alloy | Commercial Alloy 2014A T651 Sheet and Plate Commercial 2014A T651 Download PDF A high strength 4 to 5% Copper alloy produced in extruded bar and profile form, in the fully heat-treat...

  • Data Sheets

    ...Aluminium Alloy | Commercial Alloy 2014 T6511 Extrusion Commercial 2014 T6511 Download PDF A high strength 4 to 5% Copper alloy produced in extruded bar and profile form, in the fully heat-treated con...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (E)

    ...Alloy, e.g. Brass, is a solid solution of two or more elements. Etching Test The use of a chemical reagent to reveal the macrostructure of a sample from a work-piece. The test is usually made on a cro...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (Q)

    ...alloy from the solution treatment temperature by contact with a solid, a liquid or a gas to retain the hardening constituents in solid solution. Quenching is often carried out by immersion in cold wat...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (C)

    ...Aluminium or Aluminium alloy metallurgically bonded to it usually by rolling, extruding or drawing. Most often it is used to provide a more corrosion resistant surface or to facilitate anodising. Cold...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (D)

    ...alloy below room temperature. If the alloy is raised to room temperature then natural ageing will proceed at the expected rate. Related terms: Ageing , Age Hardening , Precipitation Hardening Die Draw...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (F)

    ...aluminium flat product less than 250 microns in thickness. Usage includes kitchen foil (cooking foil) and foil trays for food. Kitchen Foil is often incorrectly referred to as Tin Foil. Forging Hot wo...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (P)

    ...aluminium extrusions by spraying powdered paint using an electrostatic process then baking on (stove enamelling). Pre-Ageing A thermal treatment after quenching and before the end of the precipitation...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (H)

    ...Aluminium metal whereby Alumina is dissolved in a salt bath of molten cryolite and subject to an electrolysis process. Often referred to as Smelting, this process uses very large amounts of electricit...