How much do you know about 6063 aluminum tube?
What is 6063 aluminum tube?
6063 aluminum tube is a representative extruded aluminum alloy. The strength of 6063 aluminum tube is lower than 6061 aluminum pipe, but the extrudability of 6063 aluminum tube is better. It can be used as a profile with complex cross-section shapes. In addition, the aluminum tube has good corrosion resistance and surface treatment. Therefore, 6063 aluminum tube is applicable to the construction of road guardrails, vehicles, furniture, and household appliances.
What are the characteristics of 6063 aluminum pipe?
1. After heat treatment, it has high impact toughness and is insensitive to defects.
2. It has excellent thermoplasticity and can be extruded into complex, thin-walled and hollow profiles at high speed, or forged into forgings with complex structures. The quenching temperature range is wide and the quenching sensitivity is low. After extrusion, forging and demoulding, as long as the temperature is higher than the quenching temperature. In other words, it can be quenched by spraying water or puncturing water. Thin-walled parts (6<3mm) can also be quenched with air.
3. Excellent welding performance, corrosion resistance, and no tendency of stress corrosion cracking. Among heat-treated aluminum alloys, Al-Mg-Si alloy is the only one without stress corrosion cracking.
4. After processing, the surface is very smooth and easy to anodize and color. The disadvantage is that if it stops at room temperature for a period of time after quenching and then ages, it will damage the strength (stop effect).
What is the relationship between T63 aluminum tube T5 and T6?
6063 aluminum tube is a hollow metal pipe material, extruded by aluminum alloy along its entire longitudinal length. 6063 aluminum tubes T5 and T6 are heat treated. 6063 aluminum tube T5 refers to the rapid cooling of aluminum profiles after extrusion to meet the hardness requirements of aluminum tubes.
6063 aluminum tube T6 is an aluminum profile extruded from the extruder and cooled with water, which enables the aluminum profile to meet higher hardness requirements.
6063 aluminum tube T5 is generally air-cooled when quenched in the profile factory, and 6063 aluminum tube T6 is generally water-cooled when quenched in the profile factory. Both have the same elastic modulus. Under normal conditions, use T5 state. If the deflection of the pull rod passes, but the tensile strength is slightly poor, the T6 state can be used. The strength of T6 is better than T5, but T6 is usually more expensive than T5.
What do you need to know about cutting 6063 aluminum tubes?
Sawing is a general method for cutting 6063 aluminum tubes. When sawing 6063 aluminum tube, to get a neat saw seam, it should be sawed from end to end in one direction. If the requirements for slicing are not high, the sawing direction can be gradually changed to reduce resistance and facilitate cutting.
When the grinding wheel cuts 6063 aluminum tube, if there is vibration, vibration or instability, you need to stop the operation immediately. Next, you should check whether the grinding wheel is chipped or damaged. If any, it must be replaced in time to ensure safe and regular use. When the machine is running, the operator shall not stand on the grinding wheel side to avoid accidents. If there is burr on the surface of 6063 aluminum tube, it can be processed and smoothed with grinding wheel or file.
Quality of 6063 aluminum tube?
1.6063 Raw material quality of aluminum tube: high-quality pig iron, low phosphorus and low sulfur.
2. Modular rate standard: improve the modular rate standard. After 6063 aluminum tube reaches the standard, the aluminum tube can enter the next process.
3. There are quality defects in the aluminum pipe during the casting process: the mold causes sand inclusion, sand holes and pinholes, and the mold needs to be repaired in time.
4. Anneal 6063 aluminum tubes to relieve stress. The annealing process is maintained at an appropriate temperature. Only when the annealing effect is good, 6063 aluminum tube will have good physical properties.
5. Finished product defect repair: when the aluminum tube is found defective, it will be handled according to the situation. If the aluminum tube can be repaired, it will enter the repair procedure. If it cannot be repaired, it will be treated as a waste aluminum tube.
Price of aluminum tube
Usually the price will be affected by raw materials, market environment, research and development costs, etc. If you need to know the latest price of aluminum alloy, you can contact Staral’s customer service to answer your questions.
About Staral
Staral specializes in the deep processing business of aluminum products. Its main equipment include melting and holding furnaces from Switzerland GAUTSCHI, electro-magnetic stirring machines, refinery equipment and casting machines etc., 1+1+4 continuous hot rolling mill, 1+5 continuous hot rolling mill/three-stand and single-stand cold rolling mills with patent CVC flatness control imported from Germany SMS Group. Staral also placed large investments for high performance assisting equipment.
Staral’s main products are series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc. The main products are ultra wide aluminum alloy plate, aluminum alloy medium plate, aluminum alloy heckered plate, aluminum alloy brazing plate, aluminum coil, aluminum tube, aluminum profile, aluminum circle, aluminum forges, etc.
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