Ford Aluminum Body

hone eagle wrote:

BenK wrote:
Alunimum is one of the oxidizers in solid rocket fuel...

So...yes it will burn...

Not to put too fine a point on it but dont oxidizers only support burning?

The aluminum they use in solid rocket fuel is not solid sheets of aluminum; that makes a huge difference in whether or not it will burn or support combustion. Alas the topic is about aluminum sheets.

BenK wrote:
Alunimum is one of the oxidizers in solid rocket fuel...

So...yes it will burn...

Not to put too fine a point on it but dont oxidizers only support burning?

BenK wrote:
The only metals that do NOT corrode are the noble and a few non-noble...like titanium

They all have their weaknesses and strengths...just depends on where it is applied in use...and...protection measures taken

Am not a fan of aluminum pickup truck beds...but that is just me...even if they did oxidize the whole thing on all surfaces...still NOT a good one for me...

Anyone own a 16oz, claw hammer head made out of aluminum? There are very good applications, but aluminum is NOT a good claw hammer head material for a reason...

No aluminum hammer, but I do have a brass hammer, great to use for certain applications. Brass is far more dense than aluminum so it makes a better hammer, but I believe is softer than aluminum.

Personally, I'm not a contractor so I won't be putting much in the bed. And if I load landscaping bricks, I won't be dropping them from 5' above the cab, I'm smarter than that. Besides all that, I've got a low boy trailer that is 4' longer than my bed, that is quite frankly much easier to use for loading/unloading just about anything I want to carry around. The 4 wheeler, riding mower, dirt, lumber, etc. is all much easier and safer to load on it.

Alunimum is one of the oxidizers in solid rocket fuel...

So...yes it will burn...

The only metals that do NOT corrode are the noble and a few non-noble...like titanium

They all have their weaknesses and strengths...just depends on where it is applied in use...and...protection measures taken

Am not a fan of aluminum pickup truck beds...but that is just me...even if they did oxidize the whole thing on all surfaces...still NOT a good one for me...

Anyone own a 16oz, claw hammer head made out of aluminum? There are very good applications, but aluminum is NOT a good claw hammer head material for a reason...

Lynnmor wrote:
I just wonder how the aluminum body is holding up in the extreme salt belt. Anyone that has an aluminum snowmobile trailer can tell you that it is not corrosion proof.

But it's ALOT more corrosion resistant than bare steel.

In our neck of the woods I see a lot of steel 5 year old horse trailers that are rusted through. Haven’t seen any aluminum trailers rusted through yet regardless of age.

valhalla360 wrote:

colliehauler wrote:
Lund aluminum fishing boats seem to hold up extremely well but that's fresh water.

Large ocean cruising boats, aluminum is considered a top quality hull material. So submerged in salt water 24-7, they hold up just fine.

Quite a few are left unpainted as well.

colliehauler wrote:
Lund aluminum fishing boats seem to hold up extremely well but that's fresh water.

Large ocean cruising boats, aluminum is considered a top quality hull material. So submerged in salt water 24-7, they hold up just fine.

Lynnmor wrote:
I just wonder how the aluminum body is holding up in the extreme salt belt. Anyone that has an aluminum snowmobile trailer can tell you that it is not corrosion proof.

I live just above the American "salt belt", all of the aluminum body F150's I see have zero rust on them to date that's visible and i'm talking work trucks that get worked hard and beaten too - the undercarriage I.E frame, axles etc.. all rust the same amount as the old trucks did but the bodies are nice.

I can't say the same for the other big two though as I see 2-4 year old GM twins and a ton of Ram's with rust coming through the fenders and rockers - saw a Ram yesterday with pretty much no rockers left and it was a post facelift truck (2014/15 I believe) but that one had mud tires on it and I feel like it probably had a hard life.

My old 2011 F150 and my fathers old 2010 Tundra are both still in the family and both has yearly Rust check coatings since new and both trucks are perfectly rust free body wise, the Tundra showing much more rust on the frame and suspension though.