Mic6 Aluminum - how's it made?

[adam_m]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this question but I was curious if anyone knew how Mic6 tooling plate is made?

Adam,

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[mactec54]

I'm not sure if this is the correct forum for this question but I was curious if anyone knew how Mic6 tooling plate is made?

Adam,

It is a continuous cast process heat treated and machined

[adam_m]

not sure if 6061 is heat treated or not but it sounds like mic6 is more precisely machined then... ok thanks

[ger21]

If 6061 is heat treated, it will have a T## after it, like 6061-T6 or 6061-T61

6061 is normally extruded, and not machined at all.

Mic 6 is cast then machined flat on both sides.

[adam_m]

Thanks Guys.

[mactec54]

not sure if 6061 is heat treated or not but it sounds like mic6 is more precisely machined then... ok thanks

Think of aluminum foil that's how soft it would be even though this is heat treated also but is very soft, pure aluminum is very soft and is easy to bend form

All aluminum has a heat treatment process, of some kind depending on it's use

Preheating or homogenizing, to reduce chemical segregation of cast structures and to improve their workability

Annealing, to soften strain-hardened (work-hardened) and heat treated alloy structures, to relieve stresses, and to stabilize properties and dimensions

Solution heat treatments, to effect solid solution of alloying constituents and improve mechanical properties

Precipitation heat treatments, to provide hardening by precipitation of constituents from solid solution.