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    Welding 6061-T6 Question

    Thanks! I'm pulling 'ol Roark off the shelf right now...
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    Welding 6061-T6 Question

    To get back on topic, I'd recommend anyone new to aluminum welding & aluminum welding design to read this book. It's considered "the Bible" in our shop. It contains text on "as welded" strengths of aluminum in the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ), as well as tables showing tensile and yield strength of...
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    Welding 6061-T6 Question

    The section modulus equation is derived from inertia & that distance from the neutral axis to the skin. I plucked the section modulus equation from Marks as I don't usually deal in rounds, I deal with non standard cross sections in which I have to determine a section modulus through calculation...
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    Welding 6061-T6 Question

    I stumbled upon this thread today doing a Google search on aging treatments for aluminum. It was an interesting thread, but from what I can see there is some very dangerous thinking here. 1) I'd never base a design on the fact that someone else made a fusilage from aluminum without...
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