Heat Treatment of Aluminum

Harder. Stronger. Better.

Heat treatment of aluminum alloys is done for the purpose of making them more like pure aluminum, which is light, lustrous, and corrosion-resistant. The heat treatment of aluminum alloys strengthens their hardness, tensile strength, and electrical conductivity, thus making them even more suitable for the manufacture of aircraft components.

Avcorp Industries designs, fabricates, and assembles metal, composite, and plastic components/ structures for many leading OEM aircraft manufacturers. Heat treatment of aluminum is just one of the services we provide.

Avcorp's heat treatment of aluminum meets specifications for:

BOEING BAC5602
CESSNA CSMP003
BOMBARDIER BAPS 168-007
AMS 2750 Pyrometry
AMS 2770 Heat Treatment of Wrought Aluminum Alloy
NADCAP Accredited

Avcorp's heat treatment of aluminum process involves:

Solution Heat Treatment of Aluminum: This heat treatment of aluminum method is usually done to increase the strength of an alloy. It involves heating an alloy at a high temperature for a specific period of time, and then rapidly cooling or quenching the material by immersing it in water or a water-glycol solution.

Artificial Aging: This precipitation heat treatment of aluminum method is used to further harden a material -a process that would occur naturally over several years is reduced to several hours. The alloy is heated to a much lower temperature than in solution heat treatment of aluminum, but it is maintained at its temperature for a much longer period of time. This significantly strengthens the grain structure of the metal.

Annealing Process: This heat treatment of aluminum method is used to soften aluminum alloys so they can be easily worked and formed. The annealing process gives the alloy a temper designation of "0", which is dead soft. And instead of quenching the material immediately after heating, as in the solution heat treatment of aluminum process, it is cooled gradually in stages at specified temperatures.

Contact Avcorp to learn more about the heat treatment of aluminum or for more information about our Aerostructures services and products contact Paul Kalil (604-587-4919).

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