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

I noted your post, and had run into some web info regarding aluminum treatment.  When I went back, I found this note from Kirk at Raytheon and send it to you without additional knowledge or
claims for improvement using T8 instead of T3.
Larry Hendrix

Well, I don't have the answer to your problem. But I do have aquestion for you. Why are you using 2024-T351? For aerospace usage,2024-T3XX, -T4XX and -T6XX are usually a forbidden tempers due
tostress corrosion crack susceptibility. Consider using the 2024-T8XXor another alloy if possible.

Kirk Mueller
Raytheon Systems Co. - El Segundo, CA USA

 
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