{"id":7000,"date":"2023-07-05T03:22:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-05T03:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findtop.com\/?p=7000"},"modified":"2023-09-15T07:20:40","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T07:20:40","slug":"aluminum-sheet-metal-materials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findtop.com\/aluminum-sheet-metal-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum Sheet Metal Materials","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7000\" class=\"elementor elementor-7000\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b264682 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"b264682\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38ecc99\" data-id=\"38ecc99\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f87be8e\" data-id=\"f87be8e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4d1260 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4d1260\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aluminum Sheet Metal Fabrication <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4083d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b4083d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upload your CAD files to get an instant online aluminum fabrication quote on custom formed sheet metal prototypes and production parts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c15f87 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4c15f87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"http:\/\/quote.findtop.com\/quote\/order\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-cloud-upload-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GET QUOTE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-396bed8\" data-id=\"396bed8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84c2292 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84c2292\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9efab9\" data-id=\"f9efab9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-889839e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"889839e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">About Aluminum for Sheet Metal Fabrication<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02b9a54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"02b9a54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07d7f02\" data-id=\"07d7f02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b93ca97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b93ca97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/about-aluminum-for-sheet-metal-fabrication.jpg?fit=600%2C463&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7966\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/about-aluminum-for-sheet-metal-fabrication.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/about-aluminum-for-sheet-metal-fabrication.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-826ebe7\" data-id=\"826ebe7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ecb99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5ecb99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aluminum works well for sheet metal applications because it is lightweight and easy to use. However, it cannot be ignored that not all aluminum alloys are suitable for metal plate structures. Some high-strength grades of aluminum can break or tear before bending. The greater the difference between a material&#8217;s yield strength and tensile strength, the harder it will be to bend. Some of the more common grades of aluminum used for sheet metal parts are listed below.<\/p><p>Aluminum is a material widely used in sheet metal parts. The right alloy can be formed very easily and produce low-cost, high-strength and lightweight parts. Aluminum sheet metal parts can be found in the aerospace and transportation industries, as well as many other industries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5421664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5421664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Sheet Metal Aluminum at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacc40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"cacc40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-70\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-70 material-glance\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Application<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Aluminum has a wide range of applications from prototyping to automotive to aerospace.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Advantages<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Good strength-to-weight ratio, good mechanical properties, excellent formability<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Disadvantages<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Difficult to weld, not all alloys are suitable for forming, pricing varies greatly depending on alloy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Minimum Lead Time<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">3 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Price Range<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Low - High ($-$$$)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Standard Tolerances<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">+\/- 1.0 degree tolerances are possible on bent features and a cutout accuracy of +\/- 0.020\u201d (0.508 mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Sheet Thickness<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Maximum of 3\/8\u201d (9.525mm) and a minimum of 0.0126\u201d (0.32 mm)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-70 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0127013 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0127013\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d534e43\" data-id=\"d534e43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b934f4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b934f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Aluminum 5052<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9218b1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9218b1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This aluminum alloy has magnesium as its main alloying element. Because it does not contain copper in its composition, it has excellent corrosion resistance. Although 5052 cannot be heat-treated, it has the highest strength of any unheated alloy. The alloy also has better formability than the Series 3 alloy. It is commonly used in fuel tanks, highways and road signs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c08cf4\" data-id=\"8c08cf4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-798b06c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"798b06c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aluminum-5052.jpg?fit=600%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7970\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aluminum-5052.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Aluminum-5052.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f32cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8f32cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Aluminum 5052 Standard Gauges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b56f73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"4b56f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-71\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-71 material-properties\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Material<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Standard Sheet Thicknesses<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Aluminum 5052 H32<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0.020\u201d, 0.025\u201d, 0.032\u201d, 0.040\u201d,0.050\u201d, 0.063\u201d, 0.080\u201d, 0.090\u201d, 0.100\u201d, 0.125\u201d, 0.160\u201d, 0.188\u201d, 0.250\u201d, 0.375\u201d, 0.500\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-71 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-79fe8d3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79fe8d3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-46db32e\" data-id=\"46db32e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4d5a71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4d5a71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aluminum-6061.jpg?fit=600%2C386&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aluminum-6061.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.findtop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/aluminum-6061.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-342d3b8\" data-id=\"342d3b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1de4913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1de4913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Aluminum 6061<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef5de38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef5de38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is one of the most &#8220;versatile&#8221; aluminum alloys. The main alloying elements are magnesium and silicon, which can accept heat treatment. Bending aluminum 6061 after reaching a high tempering level is not recommended, as it is likely to break at this point. This aluminum alloy can be used in sheet metal parts, but requires some care and preparation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e1913b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e1913b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Aluminum 6061 Standard Gauges<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82a503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"d82a503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-61\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-61 material-properties\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Tensile Strength, Yield (MPa)<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Elongation at Break (%)<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Hardness (Shore D)<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Heat Deflection Temperature (\u00b0C)<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Glass Transition Temperature (\u00b0C)<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">Color<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">45.6<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">110<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">80<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">72.5<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">HB-5VA<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">Gray<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-61 from cache --><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4549436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4549436\" 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