TW Metals stocks 6061, 6063, 5083, and 5086 alloys in extruded aluminum piping in the tempers of T6, T6511, O, H32, and T52. We also carry a drawn aluminum pipe product in 6061 alloy with a T6 temper.
Due to the diversity of its properties, extruded aluminum tube is used in a variety of industries/markets.
ALUMINUM PIPES INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS:
Transportation industry
Military and Defense
Marine industry
Electrical bus conductors
Solar and renewable Energy
Compressed gas storage
Building and construction (both commercial and residential)
The aluminum industry has created a system using a four-digit numerical designation to identify wrought aluminum alloys. The first digit indicates the major alloying element. The second digit indicates whether there was a modification in the basic alloy. The third and fourth digit indicates the specific alloy. The following represent the various groups: