Thank you Mike, Swall and TVP. My porcess will be die casting, so I think the founder will be using A380. I have talked to my founder and he recommended a recipe of 280 to 300 C for 3 hours. After, the material has been annealed, do you know if it will work-harden over time?
Thanks again.
Hi. I am thinking to replace an extruded aluminum cover with a cast aluminum part (A380). The assembly process requires swaging and I am afraid that the hardness of the casting may lead to fracture and premature tool wear when swaging. I am thinking that annealing would improve ductility. Does...
