What is the top plate?

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Offline AllanMarcus

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on: June 26, 2019, 03:06:25 AM
Hi,

I've made a few cracks and a Mainline. I'm wondering, what is the top plate on these made from? Aluminum? 5052? 6061?

THanks,

Allan

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Reply #1 on: June 26, 2019, 05:20:02 AM
The laser shop mostly uses 5052, but we don't specify an alloy.  For what it's worth, I can barely tell the difference between a piece of 5052 and a piece of 6061 if I have one of each in front of me. 

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Reply #2 on: June 26, 2019, 07:23:14 AM
Yeah, I spec'd 6061 for the first plates we did 25 years ago. But since then it has varied between 6061 and 5052. Unless you are welding it into an airplane it really doesn't matter.

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Reply #3 on: June 26, 2019, 04:30:20 PM
Thanks for the info!

I was expecting: the audio qualities of the 5052 greatly exceed the negative resonance coefficient of the vibration index on the 6061. The electromagnetic reflective throwback of the 5052, when polished improperly, can interfere with certain tubes and op-amps in a non-measurable, but clearly "night and day" audible way.

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Reply #4 on: June 27, 2019, 04:35:14 AM
I was expecting: the audio qualities of the 5052 greatly exceed the negative resonance coefficient of the vibration index on the 6061. The electromagnetic reflective throwback of the 5052, when polished improperly, can interfere with certain tubes and op-amps in a non-measurable, but clearly "night and day" audible way.

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Either one can be pressed really thin and made into a nice hat.

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