Metallurgical Principles and Practice of Engineering (PE) Study Guide: Question #16

It Is the Policy of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) to Encourage the Professional Registration of Metallurgical Engineers.
An aluminum alloy will be used to manufacture rivets (extruded rod) to hold the fuselage panels (sheet) together on the Concorde. If the rivets are manufactured from 6061, the processing steps that should be used to achieve a T6 temper are:

(A)	solutionize at 530°F, quench
(B)	solutionize at 530°F, quench, age at 175°F
(C)	solutionize at 985°F, quench, age at 350°F
(D)	solutionize at 985°F

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