There’s a rumor that the F-150s on display in Detroit—the ones representing the new aluminum-bodied 2015 model—were magnetic. As in, magnets stuck to them. Which would mean that they’re not, in fact, made of aluminum. However, a Road & Track’s experiment proved Ford’s claims that the new trucks are made with military-grade aluminum, explaining only that the alloys are 6000-series. (It’s likely that Ford is using several alloys in a variety of gauges on the 2015 pickups.) While all aluminum alloys, including the 6000s, have some small percentage of iron in them, it’s not enough to get a fridge magnet to stick to them.
Source: Road & Track
