Manufacturing Technology 2020, 20(6):748-754 | DOI: 10.21062/mft.2020.101

Material properties of firefighter ladder composed from AA6063 and few other aluminium-based alloys

Klára Hosová, Jiří Kubásek, Markéta Straková, David Nečas
University of Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Department of Metals and Corrosion Engineering, Technická 5, 166 28, Praha 6 – Dejvice, Czech Republic

The sectional fire ladders, made of aluminium alloy AA6063, belong to the basic equipment of the fire department of the Czech Republic. The use of these materials facilitates the deployment of ladders for firefighting, but it also brings with it certain pitfalls. During the use of ladders in extinguish-ing fires, their thermal influence and subsequent changes in mechanical properties may occur. This is highly dangerous and can lead to people falling from these ladders due to a significant reduction in the mechanical properties of the material.

Keywords: Aluminium, firefighter ladder, microstructure, mechanical properties
Grants and funding:

The Ministry of Interior (project: Safety improvement of extension ladders for firefighters - VI20162020021).

Received: August 28, 2020; Revised: October 14, 2020; Accepted: November 2, 2020; Prepublished online: December 11, 2020; Published: December 23, 2020  Show citation

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Hosová K, Kubásek J, Straková M, Nečas D. Material properties of firefighter ladder composed from AA6063 and few other aluminium-based alloys. Manufacturing Technology. 2020;20(6):748-754. doi: 10.21062/mft.2020.101.
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