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Bending 6063-T4 aluminum extrusion

Thread starter extrudeP
Start date Dec 16, 2010

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Dec 16, 2010

extrudeP

Industrial

We have a customer that bends the aluminum extrusion that we produce. It seems that the elongation properties are essential in their ability to successfully bend. How do we ensure in our extruding process that we are attaining a minimum 14 elongation? Is that best controlled in the press practice or during an artificial aging process?