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A place where restoration project-type threads can go to avoid falling off the main page in the WIX hangar. Feel free to start threads on Restoration projects and/or warbird maintenance here. Named in memoriam for Gary Austin, a good friend of the site and known as RetroAviation here. He will be sorely missed.
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Re: Aluminum alloy metal past and present

Tue Feb 19, 2019 11:42 am

There are 4 possible modern alloys. Do you have a print you can share that would give us some indication as to what the part is, and whether it’s structural or not? That’s going to help determine what alloy would be an approprate substitution.

Re: Aluminum alloy metal past and present

Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:08 pm

Navy 47A3, Federal QQ-A-353, Alloy 17S (Aluminum 2017 alloy)

QQ-A-353 is "ALUMINUM-ALLOY (AL-17), (ALUMINUM-COPPER-MAGNESIUM-MANGANESE); PLATES, SHEETS, AND STRIPS"
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Navy 47A3, Federal QQ-A-353, Alloy 17S (2017)
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Re: Aluminum alloy metal past and present

Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:35 pm

BDK

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Re: Aluminum alloy metal past and present

Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:31 am

Scott WRG Editor wrote:BDK

:drink3:


With only one post though, I hope he comes back to get his info!

Re: Aluminum alloy metal past and present

Thu Feb 21, 2019 5:47 am

Would be quite interesting to see what he’s working on. I’m familiar with 2017 being used for rivets. Building something out of sheet or bar would be quite different. While it’s a weldable alloy, one can only do so via a spot welder.
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