Forge Stock
Kaiser Aluminum has the ability to create a wide variety of alloys for myriad aerospace and other high strength applications. The chart below illustrates the multitude of forge stock alloys available and the merits of their respective corrosion resistance, cold workability, machinability and weldability.
| Alloy and Temper | Corrosion Resistance | Cold Workability | Machinability | Weldability | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas | Arc | Resist | ||||
| 2014-T6 | C | D | B | D | B | B |
| 2024-T4 | C | C | B | C | B | B |
| 2219-T6 | C | C | B | A | A | A |
| 2618-T61 | C | - | B | D | C | B |
| 3003-H18 | A | C | D | A | A | A |
| 4032-T6 B | B | - | B | D | B | C |
| 5052-H38 | A | C | C | A | A | A |
| 5056-H38 | C | C | C | C | A | A |
| 5154-H38 | A | C | C | C | A | A |
| 6061-T6 | A | C | C | A | A | A |
| 6066-T6 | B | C | B | D | B | B |
| 7049-T73 | B | D | B | D | D | B |
| 7050-T74 | B | D | B | D | D | B |
| 7075-T6 | C | D | B | D | D | B |
Notes: 1 Ratings A through E are relative ratings in decreasing order of merit. They are only to be used when comparing aluminum alloy and tempers to each other. 2 The tempers of these alloys are those attained by their users of Kaiser Aluminum’s Newark Facility products (Forgings, Rivets, etc.).