Timeline for 2014 vs 6061 vs 7075 aluminium components
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| Jan 3, 2020 at 20:12 | comment | added | blacksmith37 | We were welding large aluminum exchangers ; I forget the alloys ; I agree with the right filler metal and heat-treatment will have good strength. | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 17:25 | comment | added | Eric S | I'm not an expert, but aluminum is welded effectively all the time. Pretty much every aluminum bike is welded. It is, I believe, a lot more technical than welding steel and you should do a full heat treatment after welding. | |
| Jan 2, 2020 at 15:23 | comment | added | blacksmith37 | Although aluminum weld metals are normally very low strength. Tried to measure aluminum weld once and the consulting lab could not do it ; they said it was like pulling "bubble gum". | |
| Dec 31, 2019 at 20:19 | comment | added | Eric S | This is IMHO a better answer than the accepted one. You might offer that 6061's main attribute is that it is easy to weld. | |
| Dec 29, 2019 at 18:22 | history | answered | blacksmith37 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |