jason0012 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I am pretty well familiar with ferrous metallurgy. I understand pretty well how to heat treat steel to get soft, tough, or hard states. But aluminum…about two years ago I forged some parts for a neighbor from some extrusion grade aluminum I had laying around ( 2024 I think) the stuff forged beautifully. It moved like copper and working down two inch material meant I got to play with for a bit. Now machining was not the same story. The parts had to finish with a 1/2-13 thread. The stuff cut like cold peanut butter. It was soft- too soft. Material would tear out, deform, chips welding back to the parts causing big halls to form. I know there are alloys for different applications. I just obtained a mig welder for aluminum. A pulse mig set up for aluminum. Playing with it, the idea of branching into aluminum fence occurs to me, but I don’t know which variety would be best for this kind of fabricating. Is there a good book on this anyone can recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJustice Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 See if you can get a copy of ASM metals reference book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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