3103 wasn't in my Alcoa book from 1958. 3003 aluminum in O grade is
fairly similar in strength and elongation to 1100 aluminum. So if
given a choice between marrying 6061 or 3003 aluminum to a Healey
shroud, I'd pick the 3003. Weldability is said to be similar for both
materials.
-Roland
On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 19:02:58 EST, you wrote:
::Gary,
::
::I was just at my local metal supply warehouse (Industrial Metal Supply in San
::Diego), and I know that they had 3003 grade aluminum in stock. What I don't
::know is if this is close to the 3103 that you referenced.
::
::Curt
::
::In a message dated 11/6/05 8:02:47 AM Pacific Standard Time, Gbouff1@aol.com
::writes:
::
::<< Thanks for the info. FWIW I found an article from the 50s that waa on
:: someone's site which gave the Britsh Grade# (BS 1470 NS3). The equivalent
:: international grade is 3103. I haven't tried to source this yet, it may
::not be
:: available in the US. If its not avaiable, I'll probably end up with 6061
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