Why do you want heat treatment?"Heat treatment is not required if you select the right type of aluminum."
Really? what alloys do not require heat treating to regain strength?
Aluminum does regain some of its strength by aging. But that takes months to years. i have seen a couple of bolt together aluminum builds, and while they do require a lot more hardware weight I would guess they are still 10-15% lighter than a steel build. It is amazing how heavy steel can be.
I am NOT talking about steel. I am talking about aluminum. Specifically previous poster said some alloys of aluminum do not need heat treatment which I think is incorrect. I have seen youtube diy builds that do not heat treat aluminum frames, but they will be stronger if heat treated.Why do you want heat treatment? Heattreatment changes the steel
You buy the quality you want with aluminum. The stronger it is, the higher the price. As you do heat treatment, then you need also cool it the right way, els it will make that you get weak spots. As it cools, the aluminum can crack as it isn't colled evenly and it can bend.I am NOT talking about steel. I am talking about aluminum. Specifically previous poster said some alloys of aluminum do not need heat treatment which I think is incorrect. I have seen youtube diy builds that do not heat treat aluminum frames, but they will be stronger if heat treated.
When i designed it, it was about as heavy as a steel frame and i did't put everything on it because i stopped workingon it.If you smelted the bolts holding the Tribolt together I bet you'd be a fair way to having enough steel for a steel frame.
Wow you designed the bolt together aluminum frame? very nice! How did the wheels pivot on your frame? The way AZ tadpole trikes are welded together by guestimate is less than desireable. A bolt together design might be more easy to replicate with out needing to make custom jigs.When i designed it, it was about as heavy as a steel frame ...... i stopped workingon it.
I wanted to use the part from a bike and keep one tube on it that slide in the aluminum tubing and bolted togheter.Wow you designed the bolt together aluminum frame? very nice! How did the wheels pivot on your frame? The way AZ tadpole trikes are welded together by guestimate is less than desireable. A bolt together design might be more easy to replicate with out needing to make custom jigs.