Aluminum
Inventory includes 6000 series round bars, flat bars, angles, channels, structural tubes, and custom shapes.
Plate stock includes grades 6061, 7075, 2024, and Tool & Jig. Processing includes precision saw cutting and production saw cutting. Up through 12” thick plate.
Grades
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Aluminum fact sheet on the most popular grades
| Grades | Tensile | Yield | Specification | Characteristics |
| 1100 | 13,000/24,000 | 5000/22,000 | QQ-A-250/1 | Pure aluminum, soft with excellent workability and weldability, cannot be heat treated |
| 2024 | 70,000 | 50,000 | QQ-A-250/4 | High strength to weight ratio, good machinability, can be formed and heat treated annealed condition |
| 3003 | 22,000 | 21,000 | QQ-A-250/2 | Pure aluminum with manganese added for 20% more strength than 1100, retains excellent cannot be heat treated |
| 5052 | 33,000 | 28,000 | QQ-A250/8 | Highest strength of non heat treatable grades, excellent marine and salt water corrosion, great workability, anodizes bright and clear |
| 6061 | 45,000 | 40,000 | QQ-A-250/11 Sheet and Plate QQ-A-200/8 Bars and Shapes QQ-A-200/16 |
Most versatile of the heat treatable grades, combines good corrosion resistance, weldability and workability. Used for a wide variety of products and applications |
| 6063 | 27,000 | 21,000 | QQ-A-200/9 | The architectural alloy, extruded square corners excellent corrosion resistance and finishing characteristics. Best grade for anodizing |
