Aluminum T6 Limitations?
Aluminum T6 Limitations?
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I'm planning to use aluminum (Grade 6061 T6 / 6082 T6) for low temperature equipment skids (-20 to -40 degC).
Are there any recommendation / limitation for these materials at such low temperatures (resilience...) ?
Thanks and regards,
Are there any recommendation / limitation for these materials at such low temperatures (resilience...) ?
Thanks and regards,





RE: Aluminum T6 Limitations?
When you use the word resilience, do you mean the technical definition of "the amount of energy stored under elastic loading"? If so, then you can examine the governing equation:
resilience = σ2/2E,
where
σ is the elastic stress limit
E is the elastic modulus (Young's)
At - 40 °C, the yield strength increases approximately 10 MPa and the modulus increases about 2 GPa, so the resilience will increase slightly.
Regards,
Cory
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RE: Aluminum T6 Limitations?