Lightweight & economical, aluminum conducts heat & electricity well. Certain alloys can be heat treated or cold worked to increase its strength but will typically not be as strong as steel.
A naturally forming corrosion resistant layer forms on its surface offering good resistance to salt water & chemicals.
Shapes
- Angle
- Channel
- Flat
- Hex
- I Beam
- Pipe
- Plate
- Round
- Sheet
- Square
- Tees
- Tread Plate
- Tube
Grades
- 1100
- 2024
- 3003
- 5005/5205
- 5052
- 5086
- 6013
- 6061
- 6063
- 6101
- 7050
- 7075
- Metapor
- MIC 6
- QC-10
1100 Ultra
Corrosion Resistant
Aluminum
- Electrical applications
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Easy to weld
- Non magnetic
- Meets ASTM: B209
5086 High Corrosion Resistant
Aluminum
- Marine applications
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Easy to form, stamp and weld
- High strength
- Meets ASTM: B209 - Sheets, B210 - Tubes, B221 - 90° Angles
7050 Very High-Strength
Aluminum
- Resistance to fatigue
- Resistance to stress cracking
- Non magnetic
- Heat treatable
- Meets ASTM: B594
2024 High Strength
Aluminum
- Excellent fatigue properties
- Yield strength: 47,000 psi
- Heat treatable
- Meet ASTM: B209 - Sheets, B210 - 90° Angles, T Bars, Tubes & Z-Bars, B211 - Bars - Hex & Rectangular, Rods
6013 Medium Strength
Aerospace Alloy
- Better corrosion resistance & weldability than 7075 & 7050
- Commonly used in structural applications
- Nonmagnetic
- Heat treatable
- Meets ASTM: B209
7075 High-Strength
Aluminum
- Excellent for high stress parts like keys and gears
- Nonmagnetic
- Heat treatable
- Meets ASTM: B209, B211, B221
3003 Formable
Aluminum
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Good formability
- Good weldability
- Non magnetic
- Meets ASTM: B209 - Bars & Sheets, B210 - Tubes Unpolished
6061 Multipurpose
Aluminum
- Most widely used aluminum
- Better corrosion resistance than 2024 & 7075 but not as strong
- Nonmagnetic
- Heat treatable
- Resists stress cracking
- Meets ASTM: B209, B211, B221
Metapor Mold Quality
Porous Aluminum
- Excellent vacuum mold material
- 3D Vacuum holding chucks
- Material handling devices
- Clamping tables
5005-5205 Color Anodized
Aluminum
- Improved corrosion resistance
- Smooth finish
- Non magnetic
- Not heat treatable
- Meets ASTM: B209 - Bars & Sheets, B210 - Tubes
6063 High Corrosion Resistant
Aluminum
- Improved corrosion resistance
- Smooth finish
- Non magnetic
- Heat treatable
- Meets ASTM: B221
MIC6 Cast Aluminum
Tooling Plate
- Also known as Tool & Jig Plate
- Excellent machining properties
- Tight tolerances
- Non magnetic
- Stress relieved
5052 HighCorrosion
Resistant Aluminum
- Marine applications
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Easy to form, stamp & weld
- High strength
- Meets ASTM: B209 - Bars & Sheets, B210 - Tubes
6101 Highly Conductive
Aluminum
- Electrical applications
- Excellent corrosion resistance
- Easy to weld
- Economical alternative to copper
- Meets ASTM: B317
QC-10 High Strength Mold Quality
Aluminum
- Excellent mold material
- Proven durability
- 20-50% Reduced mold cycle time
- Machines up to 10 times faster than steel
- Suitable for use in production and injection blow molds
- Nonmagnetic
- Heat treatable