If I was to heat up some 1x3 inch square aluminum tubing at high tempshow much would it decrease its strength?
Al and Al alloys are not brittle under normal conditionsThe answer is it depends: what is the alloy? what is it's temper now? what it it's grain size? what temperature are you going to heat it to? how long are you going to hold it at temperature? how quickly are you going to cool it? Depending on the alloy, all of these questions need to be answered to determine whether it will increase it's strength or decrease it's strengthThe wonderful world of metallurgy is what you needgood luck
