8006 aluminium alloy explained

8006 aluminium alloy is produced using iron, manganese and copper as additives. It is commonly rolled into thin sheets or foils and is often used in heat exchangers due to its corrosion resistance. 8006 aluminium is available as plate.[1]

Chemical composition

ElementContent (%)
Aluminium≥ 95.9
Iron1.2-2.0
Manganese0.3-1.0
Copper< 0.3

Applications

Aluminium 8006 is used in food packing, microelectronics, and in heat exchangers.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Sathish . T. . Tharmalingam . S. . Mohanavel . V. . Ashraff Ali . K. S. . Karthick . Alagar . Ravichandran . M. . Rajkumar . Sivanraju . 2021-07-22 . Ţălu . Ştefan . Weldability Investigation and Optimization of Process Variables for TIG-Welded Aluminium Alloy (AA 8006) . Advances in Materials Science and Engineering . en . 2021 . 1–17 . 10.1155/2021/2816338 . free . 1687-8442.
  2. Moldovan . P. . Popescu . Gabriela . Miculescu . F. . 2004 . Microscopic study regarding the microstructure evolution of the 8006 alloy in the plastic deformation process . Journal of Materials Processing Technology . 153-154 . 408–415 . 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2004.04.345 . 0924-0136.