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Lian Li Case material

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Does anybody know what type of aluminum Lian Li makes their cases out of? I am modding a V300 and I need to know what type AL is used so I can get some parts anodized.

-G
 
If it were based on price, wouldn't you guess the cheapest possible? 6061?
 
If the company (person) that is doing the anodizing needs to know, just tell them it's 6061. It really won't make a big difference. Check Mcmaster.com under materials. There are MANY different grades of aluminum. Good luck.

Steven
 
holli4pirating said:
Based on the price, I'd guess its 5052, but thats just a guess.
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I dont think that is a logical conclusion as to the alloy. 6061 is fine to tell the annodizer/plating company. Im sure a call to lian-li would explain the aluminum alloy but its not too critical. Im pretty sure its not 6061 however. 6013 or 6063 would be my guess, they would be selecting their material for hardness, formability and corrosion resistance, they do not need machinability features. Either way, the annodizer will be just fine knowing it is 6061 because the ones i mention annodizes the same, even 5052 does.
 
When I was dealing with anodizing companies in the past, the grade of aluminum was pretty critical. It's my understanding that if you mix grades of aluminum within the same batch, the lesser aluminum will burn away. So if you're anodizing multiple parts, I would definetly find out what alloy it was.

If I had to guess, I'd say 6061.
 
dcbiii said:
When I was dealing with anodizing companies in the past, the grade of aluminum was pretty critical. It's my understanding that if you mix grades of aluminum within the same batch, the lesser aluminum will burn away. So if you're anodizing multiple parts, I would definetly find out what alloy it was.

If I had to guess, I'd say 6061.
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You are absolutely right and I should have mentioned that. Although power factor varies little, it is critical that the case parts dont get dipped while other parts are in there, as the lesser will in fact migrate to the other.
 
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