On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 03:06:07 -0500, "Ed Huntress"
wrote:

Oh, boy, we're going to confuse John good, now. Yes, there's a good chance
that what he'd find in that kind of section is 6063. The 1000-series alloys
used for smaller decorative extrusions and trim aren't commonly available in
the form of a 1/4"-thick strap; that's more likely to be among the odds and
ends made for structural architectural use -- window and door frames,
mostly, and railings or pipes made for hand railings and such, which are
primarily 6063. It's possible that's all that might be available in the
rather long pieces he needs for this project.

That is, if he were buying it from a consumer retail source. Since he says
that his choices are 2024-T4 or 6061-T6, he's likely getting it directly or
indirectly from an aluminum service center. So, between those two, I'd go
with 6061.

Thanks everyone.

The 6061 T6 is fairly cheap online (onlinemetals.com), so I might try
that and if it doesn't work I can live with it.

But I might first look around for 6063 or something more easily bent
at a big hardware store .

JT