Old 05-25-14 | 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by buck1973
I have two aluminum frames, neither of which is 6061-T6. One is 7005-T6 and the other is EA60-T6.
I wasn't familiar with 7005 so I looked it up and found that it is used almost solely on bike frames and it only has slightly higher properties than 6061. I was unaware that any alloys in the 7000 series were weldable by standard means.

EA60-T6 however doesn't follow standard naming convention so I suspect it is just a standard alloy with some marketing thrown in. My guess would be something in the 6000 series of aluminum. Is it welded at the seams?
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