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    Hi Guys , i have been working in a racing billet brake calipers to my racing team.

    Now the design is read to be machined ,but i have some questions...

    Why the most billet calipers are maden from aluminium forged 6061-t ????

    I cant make forging process in my shop, so i guess, if i could use the 7075-t651 instead of forged 6061???

    Why do they use 6061 so much ? Is it a cheapest material?

    What is the hardness brineel diferences between 7075-t651 and forged 6061-t?

    Its easy to find 7075-t651 in my country (Brazil) ,the 6061 i cant find, only importing....

    Thanks guys

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    Here are a couple of links with information about 7075 and 6061. I think 6061 is used because it is cheaper than 7075 and is widely available in North America. I also think anything that can be made out of 6061 can probably be made from 7075 without any problems other than 7075 not being as corrosion resistant as 6061.

    http://www.unitedaluminum.com/aaa.php

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7075_aluminium_alloy

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    i have a question...
    what is the strongest aluminium ??? forged 6061-t or 7075-t651???


    6061-t651=95 brinnel

    7075-t651=150 brinnel

    forged 6061=??????

    How much brinnel hardness increase the forging process on 6061??

    thanks



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    Hello Lourenco,

    have you found out which one is good ?

    Do you need help ?

    Kind regards



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    Default Re: Forged 6061-t versus 7075-t651

    Quote Originally Posted by lourenco View Post
    Hi Guys , i have been working in a racing billet brake calipers to my racing team.

    Now the design is read to be machined ,but i have some questions...

    Why the most billet calipers are maden from aluminium forged 6061-t ????

    I cant make forging process in my shop, so i guess, if i could use the 7075-t651 instead of forged 6061???

    Why do they use 6061 so much ? Is it a cheapest material?

    What is the hardness brineel diferences between 7075-t651 and forged 6061-t?

    Its easy to find 7075-t651 in my country (Brazil) ,the 6061 i cant find, only importing....

    Thanks guys
    Hi Lourenco, How easy is it to find 7075 in Brazil ? I need machinable Aluminum but can't seem to find anything but Al 2021 in Chile. I would consider importing 7075 from Brazil, so where would I find it, and roughly what's the price per kg ?
    Thanks for your help !



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