Bending small aluminum rod
I have been using some small aluminum rod (.25") for an RC buggy project and am having problems with the rod breaking while bending. I can get it to bend cleanly around a 1" post (.5" radius) but around the .5" post it breaks after about 15 degrees of bend. I have no idea what the grade of this rod is and the maker (K&S) won't respond to my emailed queries. I have some other small rod made from 6061-T6 that bends just fine.
What grades of alluminum are best for bending operations? Which to avoid?
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Mike N
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