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Introduction to Aluminum

Aluminum

Aluminum is a highly adaptable and robust material that is commonly used in CNC machining. It possesses exceptional corrosion resistance, making it a popular choice. Additionally, aluminum exhibits outstanding machinability, welding, and electroplating qualities. With its impressive strength-to-weight ratio and excellent temperature resistance, it is widely utilized in various industries such as automotive, aerospace, defense, transportation, building, packaging, electronics, and consumer goods. After machining, aluminum has a low risk of deformation or flaws and is easy to color and polish.

Information of Aluminum



Aluminun is the most common materials for parts machining and manufacturing,below is some common information about aluminum.

FeaturesInfo
Subtypes

6061-T6, 7075-T6, 7050, 2024, 5052, 6063, etc

Process

CNC machining, sheet metal fabricatio, die casting

Tolerance

With drawing: as low as +/- 0.005 mm No drawing: ISO 2768 medium

Applications

Light & economic, used from prototyping to production

Finishing Options

Alodine, Anodizing Types 2, 3, 3 + PTFE, ENP, Media Blasting, Nickel Plating, Powder Coating, Tumble Polishing.

Material Properties


NONLE has dealed with warioud aluminum subtypes for parts machining:

SubtypesYield StrengthElongation at BreakHardnessDensityMaximum Temp
Aluminum 6061-T635, 000 PSI12. 50%Brinell 952. 768 g/㎤ 0. 1 lbs / cu. in.1080° F
Aluminum 7075-T668, 000 psi11%Rockwell B862. 768 g/㎤ 0. 1 lbs / cu. in380° F
Aluminum 505223, 000 psi8%Brinell 602. 768 g/㎤ 0. 1 lbs / cu. in.300° F
Aluminum 606316, 900 psi11%Brinell 552. 768 g/㎤ 0. 1 lbs / cu. in.212° F

Surface Finishes for Your Choosing


NOBLE has more than ten years of experience in surface treatment and excellent engineers, who are proficient in surface treatment of plastics, metals, and composite materials, and can turn your dream prototype or parts into reality.

Name Description
As Machined

As Machined

Coming out of the machine after machining, our parts are cleaned of any sharp edges and burrs while retaining marks. Without any added material, the part had a surface roughness of 3.2 μm (126 μin).

Band Blasting

Band Blasting

Band blasting cleans the surface of any impurities and peels coating through the propelling of blast media streams over the parts.

Anodizing

Anodizing

To increase surface hardness and dissipate heat, we use anodizing techniques to enhance the look of parts and blend well for painting and priming.

Electroplating

Electroplating

Electroplating reduces metal cations in the electrolyte solution, producing a metallic coating on a metal surface. This process can be used for purposes of corrosion and wear resistance, as well as for decorative purposes.

Polishing

Polishing

Working on metal and hard plastics, our polishing uses highly efficient machinery to get our parts between Ra 0.8~Ra0.1 for a cleaner surface.

Powder coating

Powder coating

We apply a thin layer of protective polymer with the corona discharge phenomenon to give our part a lasting finish that protects from impacts and prevents wearing down.

Brushing

Brushing

Our brushing technique uses abrasive belts over the material to create diverse patterns that match the parts’ structure and color.

Painting

Painting

Painting involves Spray droplets can be dispersed uniformly or in fine amounts to cover a wide surface area and bring out greater color to the part.

Black Anodized

Black Anodized

Adding layers to metallic surfaces like steel, our black anodized technique improves appearance while maintaining durability.

Alodine

Alodine

We use chromate conversion coating or alodine to protect aluminum and other materials from corrosive elements, usually done before priming and painting parts.

Laser Carving

Laser Carving

Helpful in brand recognition or parts organization, we use laser carving that applies various printing methods during full-scale production to quickly embed barcodes, lettering and logos on the parts.

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