Application per alloy

Properties:

  • Excellent mechanical machinability
  • Highly machinable

Restrictions:

  • Low resistance against corrosion in open air applications

Properties:

  • Excellent mechanical machinability
  • Highly machinable

Restrictions:

  • Low resistance against corrosion in open air applications

Properties:

  • High in strength (slightly higher than 2007 (AlCu4PbMgMn))
  • Excellent mechanical machinability

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion (under normal conditions)
  • Highly weldable
  • Highly deformable
  • Better mechanical properties than the 1xxx alloys (especially at elevated temperatures)

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion (under normal conditions)
  • Highly weldable
  • Highly deformable
  • Better mechanical properties than the 1xxx alloys (especially at elevated temperatures)

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion (under normal conditions)
  • Highly weldable
  • Highly deformable
  • Very good for decorative anodizing

Properties:

  • Corrosion resistant to seawater in a maritime climate and industrial environments

Properties:

  • Highly weldable
  • Corrosion resistant to seawater in a maritime climate and industrial environments
  • Good cold formability

Properties:

  • Highly weldable
  • Corrosion resistant to seawater in a maritime climate and industrial environments

Properties:

  • Highly weldable
  • Corrosion resistant to seawater in a maritime climate and industrial environments

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion (under normal conditions)
  • Highly weldable

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion (under normal conditions)
  • Highly weldable
  • Good cold formability (especially for hardness T4/T64)
  • Standard decorative anodising quality

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion
  • Highly weldable (reduction in strength in welded area)
  • Good cold formability (especially for hardness T4/ T64)

Properties:

  • Highly resistant to corrosion
  • Highly weldable (reduction in strength in welded area)
  • Mechanical machinability

Properties:

  • High strength
  • Mechanical machinability