KR> 6061-T5 versus -T6 FOR AIRCRAFT USE

2008-10-12 Thread Robert Morrissey
For what it is worth the following is from my old (1960's) AIRCRAFT MECHANICS POCKET MANUAL by Joseph A. Ashkouti. On page 5--19,a chart listing Typical Mechanical Properties of Wrought Aluminum Alloys shows the following: 6061-T4 at 35,000 Lb./Sq. in. Tensile Strength. (This is a Solution H

KR> 6061-T5 versus -T6 FOR AIRCRAFT USE

2008-10-12 Thread Mark Langford
Bob Morrissey, recent buyer of a KR2S boat with some other stuff wrote: > Bottom line, still do not know what the 6061-T5 has for Tensil Strength but I would estimate it is less than the 6061-T6. If the anticipated use is for primary structure or for flight controls you may want to consider incr