Help identifying aluminum alloy
Help identifying aluminum alloy
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I have been tasked with modifying a cast aluminum part and I am trying to match metals as closely as I can. I need to machine a new part to weld onto this casted part. Our metal scanner gave me a read out of:
alloy 1: 384/80/19
Zr 0.003 +-0.001
Ta 0.024 +-0.007
Fe 0.117 +-0.016
Al 90.648 +-0.401
Si 9.200 +-0.304
What off the shelf aluminum alloy best matches what I have?
Thank You for your help
Jerry
alloy 1: 384/80/19
Zr 0.003 +-0.001
Ta 0.024 +-0.007
Fe 0.117 +-0.016
Al 90.648 +-0.401
Si 9.200 +-0.304
What off the shelf aluminum alloy best matches what I have?
Thank You for your help
Jerry





RE: Help identifying aluminum alloy
This is a 4xxx alloy, so start looking there.
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P.E. Metallurgy, Plymouth Tube
RE: Help identifying aluminum alloy
RE: Help identifying aluminum alloy
RE: Help identifying aluminum alloy
Don't you know what your scanner's detection limits are? That will give good information about the presence of some other elements- its not likely it only detects Zr, Ta, Fe, Al and Si. I have not heard of scanner good with both the high atomic number and one low atomic number element.
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