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JThiessen · 12:40 AM

.098 lbs per cubic inch, so that's a little over 7 lbs.

I've never use 50 series. Its in the non heat treatable series of AL, so its going to be a bit on the soft side. It'll be super easy to cut, bend, and weld, and probably fairly corrosion resistant. But....every thing has a but.....those same characteristics that make it easy to work, also make it weaker. So you may see more bent parts, and threads in it wont hold well (not that threads in AL are all that good to start with). My choice would be 7075 if you arent going to weld it, 6061 if you are welding

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JThiessen RC-Monster Brushless Offline Posts: 2,436 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Edmonds WA	10.04.2008, 12:30 AM .098 lbs per cubic inch, so that's a little over 7 lbs. I've never use 50 series. Its in the non heat treatable series of AL, so its going to be a bit on the soft side. It'll be super easy to cut, bend, and weld, and probably fairly corrosion resistant. But....every thing has a but.....those same characteristics that make it easy to work, also make it weaker. So you may see more bent parts, and threads in it wont hold well (not that threads in AL are all that good to start with). My choice would be 7075 if you arent going to weld it, 6061 if you are welding Losi 8T 1.0, Savage Flux - XL style, LST XXL, Muggy, 3.3 E-Revo Conversion and sitting outside 425hp, 831 Tq Dodge Ram Turbo Diesel. It SMOKES Last edited by JThiessen; 10.04.2008 at 12:40 AM.