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…
Metalmen 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.
Our 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.
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At Millennium Metals, Inc., we are proud to be your premier destination for an unparalleled selection of top-quality metal and plastic products. We carry an inventory of brass, metal, magnesium, nickel, phenolic plastic, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and metal alloy products. Contact us today to learn more.
With No Minimums & access to hard to find metals & sizes, Shapiro Supply is the leading metal supplier & problem-solver for Aluminum (angle, flat, plate, sheet, round & square rod; round, square & rectangle tube, Treadbrite), Stainless Steel, 4130 Steel & more! Buy when you need it for prompt delivery with daily UPS shipping. Serving needs for over 100 years! In-house cutting keeps costs low.
NKS has large inventories of both 300 and 400 series grades of stainless steel. NKS stocks stainless steel coil in gauges ranging from .003”-.187” in widths up to 52.000” wide and in all tempers. NKS can also supply finishes in 2D, 2B, Bright Annealed and Polished Finishes.
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Aluminum Bars - SlipNOT Metal Safety FlooringGenerally 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.
