The aluminum sheets required for aluminum sheets for molds are generally high strength heat treatable alloys that require good mechanical properties, workability, and ease of processing. According to the use and characteristics of the mold, the aluminum plate also needs to have corrosion resistance and oxidation resistance.

The 6082 aluminum sheet mainly has two states of O state and T state. The O state is an annealed state suitable for a processed product obtained by full annealing to obtain the lowest strength; the T state is a heat treatment state, which is different from other states, and is suitable for heat treatment, after or not After work hardening to achieve a stable product. The first digit after the T word indicates the basic type of heat treatment (from 1-10), and the digits thereafter indicate changes in the details of the heat treatment.

The O and T4 states of the 6082 aluminum sheet are suitable for bending and forming. The T5 and T6 states are suitable for molds with good machinability. The 6082 aluminum plate used for general molds is medium-thick aluminum. Some special machining requires chipping. Separators or other special processes help to separate chips and are widely used in mechanical parts, forgings, commercial vehicles, railway structural parts, shipbuilding, etc.

6082 aluminum sheet is better in corrosion resistance and wear resistance. Has good processing properties and excellent welding characteristics. Moreover, it has high electroplating property, corrosion resistance, high toughness and no deformation after processing, and the material is dense and has no defects. It can also be used in products with high requirements on the performance of finished products such as tank car bodies.
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