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44 EUROPEAN ALUMINIUM ASSOCIATION ALUMINIUM IN COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CHAPTER V<br />

6. Typical alloys for <strong>commercial</strong> <strong>vehicles</strong><br />

Out of the vast variety of known<br />

alloys as listed <strong>in</strong> EN 573-3 and<br />

<strong>in</strong> the Teal Sheets, just a few are<br />

of importance for the manufacture<br />

of <strong>commercial</strong> <strong>vehicles</strong>.<br />

Selection criteria are:<br />

• availability of semi-f<strong>in</strong>ished<br />

products<br />

• mechanical properties<br />

• physical properties<br />

• suitability for fabrication<br />

• weldability<br />

• corrosion resistance<br />

In the follow<strong>in</strong>g tables the most<br />

widely used alloys for the application<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>commercial</strong> <strong>vehicles</strong><br />

are presented.<br />

Alum<strong>in</strong>ium coils

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