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New 6XXX Aluminum Alloy for Automotive Body Sheet Applications
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A program was recently conducted to study the effects of various alloying additions on the properties and performance of aluminum auto body sheet materials. As a result, a new 6XXX-series alloy has been developed which demonstrates an optimum combination of formability, strength, and corrosion resistance. This new alloy not only forms better than 2008-T4 but it can also attain strength levels during typical paint bake operations which are greater than those provided by 2036-T4, 6111-T4, and 6016-T4 as well as exhibit superior corrosion resistance relevant to all of the above mentioned materials. A patent is currently pending.
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Murtha, S., "New 6XXX Aluminum Alloy for Automotive Body Sheet Applications," SAE Technical Paper 950718, 1995, https://doi.org/10.4271/950718.Also In
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