Brian Trubee wrote:

This is a bit off topic, but I was wondering how aluminum is
tempered or conditioned. I've got a bunch of .063 2024 T0, but
I need some 2024 T3. Is there some  practical way at home that
I can treat the 2024 to bring it to a T3 condition? Anyone?

Brian,
If the 2024-T0 has sat around for a while, it most likely is no longer
T0.

This website indicates that 2024-T0 will naturally age and harden to T3
over the course of *4* days (wow!).  You might want to do a more
thorough research than I did, however.

http://www.key-to-metals.com/PrintArticle.asp?ID=39

Russell Kent

 
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