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AL 6061- T6 Alternate

AL 6061- T6 Alternate

AL 6061- T6 Alternate

(OP)
Hi All,
I am currently working on Cost reduction of an AL 6061-T6 PLate 1600mm X 500mm X 40mm thk. This part is used in Vaccuum and is Type-3 class 2 Anodized.
Is there any other Cleanroom material alternate to 6061 so that i can reduce some cost without compromising the Strength or hardness or quality?

Any help in this regard will be helpful.

Thanks.

RE: AL 6061- T6 Alternate

AA2024

RE: AL 6061- T6 Alternate

(OP)
Thank you Zinov and Kenat.
Will evaluate the AA2024. SS wieght will be a concern.

RE: AL 6061- T6 Alternate

Hclrag123,

Take a look at something like Alcoa's QC-10 aluminum tooling plate. This material is designed as a slightly lower cost commercial alternative to some wrought 6XXX or 7XXX series aircraft alloys. In fact, I believe cold worked QC-10 has a bit better mechanical properties than your 6061-T651 plate.

http://www.alcoa.com/mold/en/product.asp?prod_id=4...

Hope that helps.
Terry

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