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Richard J Kinch Richard J Kinch is offline
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Default Strength of aircraft grade versus 6061 aluminum?

Harold and Susan Vordos writes:

Not exactly. Certain grades of aluminum were developed from need of the
aircraft industry.


Alloys are not grades. The term "aircraft grade" is simply inept puffery
in this context.