Material
✅Common Aluminum Forging Alloy Types
- 2xxx Series: Aluminum-Copper Alloys (Al-Cu)
Representative grades: 2014, 2024
- High strength
- Excellent fatigue resistance
- Good machinability
- Applications: Aerospace structural components, connecting rods, high-load mechanical parts
- 5xxx Series: Aluminum-Magnesium Alloys (Al-Mg)
Representative grades: 5083, 5456
- Medium to high strength without heat treatment
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Good formability
- Applications: Marine components, corrosion-resistant industrial parts
- 6xxx Series: Aluminum-Magnesium-Silicon Alloys (Al-Mg-Si)
Representative grades: 6061, 6082
- Moderate strength with good forgeability
- Stable performance after heat treatment (T6)
- Good weldability
- Applications: Automotive and motorcycle parts, bicycle components, structural parts
- 7xxx Series: Aluminum-Zinc-Magnesium Alloys (Al-Zn-Mg)
Representative grades: 7075, 7050
- Highest strength among aluminum alloys
- Can achieve ultra-high strength after heat treatment
- More difficult to forge but suitable for high-load components
- Applications: Aerospace, military-grade parts, high-stress connecting rods and joints
- Aluminum billets
- Round bars
- Extruded stock
- Aluminum slug-----Commonly used for cold forging
- Required strength, stiffness, and toughness
- Whether welding is needed
- Exposure to corrosion or high temperature
- Manufacturing method (hot forging / cold forging)
- Cost and material availability