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Re: [VAL] Gauge or thickness of 1972 airstream globetrotter aluminum skin

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Subject: Re: [VAL] Gauge or thickness of 1972 airstream globetrotter aluminum skin
From: root <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 09:36:08 -0500

A simple test of heat treat on 2024 aluminum. Try to make a sharp bend
with a pair of pliers or a vice. 2024-0 may bend. Any of those heat
treated and aged will break in the bend. Aged 2024-0 may break just from
age.

Gerald J.

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