6061 aluminum T6 temper

tait03 · Oct 10, 2017

Hello all,

I need to heat up a 6061 T6 aluminum rotor to about 350 degrees in order to fit it onto a shaft.

doing research this seems to be around the temperature that 6061 aluminum would lose it's T6 temper.

thanks for the response

Erich · Oct 10, 2017

You will have no problems.

http://www.aluminum.org/sites/default/files/Tech_Q&A_from_Aluminum_Now_2011-06-01.pdf

We want to use 6061-T6 aluminum in a shrink-fit application. What temperature should be used? To maintain T6 properties after shrink fitting, the process should be done at a temperature that would not reduce tensile properties. According to J. Gilbert Kaufman, Properties of Aluminum Alloys: Tensile, Creep, and Fatigue Data at High and Low Temperatures (ASM International and the Aluminum
Tech Q&A taken from “Aluminum Now” Magazine

Association, 1999) there is no loss in tensile properties after 0.5 h at 350°F and minimal loss after 0.5 h at 400°F.

The article includes a table of strengths after exposure to different time/temp combinations

Larry Dickman · Oct 10, 2017

So don't do it.

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