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Re: Material: which aluminum for folder?
By:Sam McFadden
Date: 3/19/2018, 11:00 pm

Oren,

Handbook values indicate 6063-T832 to have a yield strength of 39-ksi, and 6063-T5 to have a yield strength of 21-ksi.

The corrosion resistance shouldn't change between the two.

Sam

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Material: which aluminum for folder?
Oren -- 3/19/2018, 7:51 am
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Olli -- 3/19/2018, 8:52 am
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Oren -- 3/19/2018, 11:31 am
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Olli -- 3/19/2018, 1:14 pm
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Oren -- 3/19/2018, 5:04 pm
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Sam McFadden -- 3/19/2018, 11:00 pm
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Oren -- 3/20/2018, 1:50 am