by Adam Rogers | 28, Jun, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions
About aluminium 2024 – A high strength alloyAluminium 2024 contains copper, magnesium, and manganese, all of which dramatically increase the strength of an aluminium alloy. On the downside, the high percentage of copper means the alloy isn’t good at resisting...
by Adam Rogers | 24, May, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions, Metal Prices, Metal Uses, Recycling, Sustainability
About aluminium 2014 – Tough enough for aerospace applications Aluminium Alloy 2014 is a copper-based alloy with very high strength and excellent machining characteristics at some tempers. Aluminium 2014 is the second most popular alloy in the 2000 series, the...
by Adam Rogers | 26, Apr, 2021 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses
About aluminium 2011 – Brilliant machining and poor weldability Aluminium 2011 was created to allow great machining at high speeds. Doing so can result in fine chips being produced, but they’re easy to remove. Because it comes with such good machining...
by Adam Rogers | 28, Dec, 2020 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium Grades, Metal Definitions, Recycling, Sustainability
About aluminium 6061 – Ideal for engineering and structural applicationsAluminium 6061 and 5052 are fairly similar, but 6061 is a lot stronger thanks to being a heat-treatable alloy. Loved for its many useful features, it is used more often than 5052 in engineering...
by Adam Rogers | 14, Dec, 2020 | Metal News, Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Extrusion, Aluminium News, Steel, Sustainability
Ocean-floor exploitation, monolith mystery, sheet steel ships and golf clubsAs experts in metal supplies UK we’re always on the look-out for exciting news. Here are four of the best stories form early December 2020, and here’s wishing you luck whatever...
by Adam Rogers | 23, Nov, 2020 | Aluminium, Aluminium Alloy, Aluminium Plate, Metal Definitions, Metal Uses
About Aluminium 7075 – A popular engineering material Aluminium alloys are known for their strength and lightness, which means they have a very wide range of uses. In the case of aluminium 7075 the properties of base aluminium are improved by the alloying element...
