Aluminum suppliers make many aluminum shapes available to their clients. Patrons of aluminum suppliers make use of aluminum shapes for many purposes. Because of this diversity of products and applications, it is impossible to arrest an all-encompassing definition of an aluminum bar and its applications. Read More…
Leading Manufacturers
Metal Associates
Pompton Plains, NJ | 800-838-1978Our company may have started small, but we quickly grew to handle the largest aluminum orders. Our metals are made from the highest quality materials, and we pledge to offer superior service to all our customers.
Metalmen Sales Inc.
Long Island City, NY | 800-767-9494metalmen has the largest inventory of Al 1100 plate and bar in North America. We can serve our customers with other Al alloys in foils , sheet, rod, channel, angle, tube and pipe.
Production Metals
Monroe, CT | 475-231-1090At Production Metals, we are dedicated to providing customers with high quality aluminum products, top-notch customer service, and superior knowledge of our industry. We offer aluminum bars, tubes, angles, and sheets in a wide range of sizes, shapes, and grades. Precision cutting services are also available. We promise competitive pricing and fast, easy delivery. Call or visit our website and ask us what we can provide for you!
Coremark Metals
Minneapolis, MN | 800-522-5950We carry ALUMINUM in all grades and sizes, and have a full line of aluminum plate, bar, sheet, tubing, expanded and miscellaneous extrusions. We stock stainless steel and hard to find metals and have capacities to laser cut, shear and fabricate. We precision saw cut Aluminum plate up to 12” thick. We also complete onsite material processing, and are eager to transform raw materials into a product.
Seeger Metals & Plastics Inc.
Toledo, OH | 800-472-0112We partner with our customers to provide our products in the most effective way for their business. With daily delivery in 150-mile-wide radius, we are sure to keep your shop running.
M & K Metal Co.
Gardena, CA | 800-870-6382Serving the Los Angeles area for 55+ years with certified ferrous and nonferrous metals, let M & K Metal meet your brass and copper needs. We inventory brass alloy 360 and copper alloy 110, offering .021” - .125” sheets, plus rounds, square / rectangle bar in a range of sizes. Materials not stocked are readily available, so inquire today. No minimum. Cut to size and same day delivery available!
Aluminum Bars - SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring
Aluminum Bars - SlipNOT Metal Safety Flooring
Generally speaking, an aluminum bar is any simple aluminum shape that is characterized by a longer length than width. Such a shape can be round or polygonal; an aluminum bar's shape depends on its intended application. For example, an aluminum bar that has just emerged from a primary supplier is not likely to be ready for use. Instead, it is likely to be shipped to a metalworking or forging operation where it will be shaped into something usable.
On the other hand, aluminum bars that have emerged from metal shaping processes can be useful; such products are often used to make railings, stakes and tines. Such bars are often referred to as rods.
The word "billet" is more commonly used to refer to raw industrial ingredients. Billets made from aluminum, which are semi-finished bar stock, go through extrusion to become bar-shaped. They are heated to 900°F, placed in an extrusion press and drawn.
Drawing refers to pushing the billet through a steel die by a large, hard metal ram under pressure. They are often pushed through consecutively smaller dies multiple times in order to reduce their cross section a little at a time.
Larger bars may only be extruded once, while small bars are often put through the process more than twice. Liquid nitrogen is often poured after the bar is extruded to cool the material. Once the material has cooled, it can be shipped to customers or sent for further processing. Although many bars require no sort of cold working, those that are often exhibit an improved surface finish and dimensional tolerances.