K&S Streamline Tube Specs?
10-06-2011, 06:15 AM
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K&S Streamline Tube Specs?
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Can anyone tell me what alloy K&S use for their streamline aluminium tubing? Ihave searched everywhere and cannot find any specifications on their tubing other than the width and length it is sold in.
Iwould ideally like to know:
Major and minor axis sizes (Ithink all the sizes stated as diameter are referring to the minor axis, 1/4", 1/2"...etc)
Wall thicknesses of the tubing
Alloy used, 6061, 6063 etc.
And thats about it, with that information Ican work out if it will be strong enough for my design. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
Can anyone tell me what alloy K&S use for their streamline aluminium tubing? Ihave searched everywhere and cannot find any specifications on their tubing other than the width and length it is sold in.
Iwould ideally like to know:
Major and minor axis sizes (Ithink all the sizes stated as diameter are referring to the minor axis, 1/4", 1/2"...etc)
Wall thicknesses of the tubing
Alloy used, 6061, 6063 etc.
And thats about it, with that information Ican work out if it will be strong enough for my design. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.
10-06-2011, 08:51 AM
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RE: K&S Streamline Tube Specs?
Orracle,
I measured the four sizes I have, but my calipers may not be 100% accurate.
Called major dimension minor dimension
3/4" .736" .265"
5/8" .618" .273"
3/8 .375" .187"
1/4" .252" .127"
I measured wall thickness at 0.013 to 0.015". Hard to be exact with the burrs on the ends from where I cut them off.
I don't know what the alloy is, but the tubing is very soft and not very strong in my opinion. I would not use it for seroius structural purposes unless it was in tension. I used a lot of it for wing and tail struts on a 1/10th scale Handley-Page O-400, but in each case I inserted either a wood dowel, or all-threaded rod for added strength. I glued the dowel or all-threads in with polyurethane expanding glue.
Chuck
I measured the four sizes I have, but my calipers may not be 100% accurate.
Called major dimension minor dimension
3/4" .736" .265"
5/8" .618" .273"
3/8 .375" .187"
1/4" .252" .127"
I measured wall thickness at 0.013 to 0.015". Hard to be exact with the burrs on the ends from where I cut them off.
I don't know what the alloy is, but the tubing is very soft and not very strong in my opinion. I would not use it for seroius structural purposes unless it was in tension. I used a lot of it for wing and tail struts on a 1/10th scale Handley-Page O-400, but in each case I inserted either a wood dowel, or all-threaded rod for added strength. I glued the dowel or all-threads in with polyurethane expanding glue.
Chuck
10-06-2011, 09:26 AM
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RE: K&S Streamline Tube Specs?
Welcome to RCU!!!
You may learn the alloy by contacting the manufacturer:
http://www.ksmetals.com/ContactUs.html
[email protected]
You may learn the alloy by contacting the manufacturer:
http://www.ksmetals.com/ContactUs.html
[email protected]
10-06-2011, 09:45 AM
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RE: K&S Streamline Tube Specs?
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Orracle,
I measured the four sizes I have, but my calipers may not be 100% accurate.
Called major dimension minor dimension
3/4" .736" .265"
5/8" .618" .273"
3/8 .375" .187"
1/4" .252" .127"
I measured wall thickness at 0.013 to 0.015". Hard to be exact with the burrs on the ends from where I cut them off.
I don't know what the alloy is, but the tubing is very soft and not very strong in my opinion. I would not use it for seroius structural purposes unless it was in tension. I used a lot of it for wing and tail struts on a 1/10th scale Handley-Page O-400, but in each case I inserted either a wood dowel, or all-threaded rod for added strength. I glued the dowel or all-threads in with polyurethane expanding glue.
Chuck
Orracle,
I measured the four sizes I have, but my calipers may not be 100% accurate.
Called major dimension minor dimension
3/4" .736" .265"
5/8" .618" .273"
3/8 .375" .187"
1/4" .252" .127"
I measured wall thickness at 0.013 to 0.015". Hard to be exact with the burrs on the ends from where I cut them off.
I don't know what the alloy is, but the tubing is very soft and not very strong in my opinion. I would not use it for seroius structural purposes unless it was in tension. I used a lot of it for wing and tail struts on a 1/10th scale Handley-Page O-400, but in each case I inserted either a wood dowel, or all-threaded rod for added strength. I glued the dowel or all-threads in with polyurethane expanding glue.
Chuck
