5000 series aluminum alloys are used in many industries, including various national defense departments. The following are some typical 5 series alloy models for Chalco’s aluminum forgings.
5A02 alloy has low strength and high plasticity. Cold deformation can improve its strength, but reduce its plasticity. It has good properties of hydrogen atom welding, contact welding and friction stir welding. It can also be gas welded and has high corrosion resistance. It is mainly used for manufacturing pipes, liquid containers and sliding frames, as well as aircraft mailboxes and conduits, welding wires, rivets and ship structures
5A05 alloy has high magnesium content. Although cold deformation can improve its strength, its plasticity will decrease accordingly. 5A05 alloy has high process plasticity, but the cold work hardening speed is fast during cold deformation, so this point should be paid more attention when machining parts.
In aircraft manufacturing, this alloy is usually used to manufacture parts with high process plasticity and corrosion resistance, as well as welded pipes, liquid containers, welded structures, aircraft skin skeleton, etc.