rcoope
Stainless
- Joined
- Sep 25, 2010
- Location
- Vancouver Canada
Hi all, thanks to great suggestions from PM here I got Ron Fouriner's 1982 book on sheet metal (via Abebooks.com), which is very good. Anyway, one surprising thing is he discusses different types of aluminum sheet, notably 6061 T4, T6 and -O, and 3000 series. Nowhere however does he talk about 5052. I am quite curious about this because nowadays it seems 3000 is still best for serious forming projects with curves and such, but 5052 is the obvious choice for most formed and welded parts like tanks and even boats. I was wondering if someone who was around at the time (I was in grade 7) knows anything about this. Was 5052 super rare then? Or was it common but serious forming pros didn't use it? This got me wondering about aluminum boats as I sort of feel they weren't that common in those days whereas now every work boat made under say 35 feet is pretty much aluminum. Any historical reminiscences would be welcome!