They may also be used for storage tanks, such as spacecraft fuel tanks. Because aluminum is not weakened by low temperatures, it is especially useful in cryogenic storage 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!
Inter Contal, Inc.
Boca Raton, FL | 800-770-9375Our company can be your aluminum supplier — 2014, 2024, 2124, 2219, 5083, 5086, 6061, 7050, 7075, 7150, 7178, and 7475. We supply aircraft-quality aluminum for aerospace, military and industry uses. We are ISO 9001:2000/FS61817 certified plus MIL-I-45208 and MIL-STD-45662 compliant.
Aviation Metals, Inc.
Charlotte, NC | 800-776-7075Serving the aerospace and aircraft industries, we provide stainless steel, aluminum, nickel, copper, titanium and a host of other metals and alloys in rod, bar, sheet, strip, plate, wire, forgings, rings, tubing, castings, and more. At Aviation Metals, the customer is always number one, and we are ISO9001:2000 and Aerospace AS9100 certified.
Aluminum Plates - Metal AssociatesAluminum plates are important utilities in a variety of contexts. In defense contracting, for example, very thick aluminum plates can be used as structural armor in bunker construction, and the same is true in the construction of armored vehicles. Textured aluminum plates are often used as flooring materials, particularly in industrial contexts. For example, in a warehouse loading dock, a strong, chip-resistant surface must be present in truck unloading areas.
Aluminum Plates - SlipNOT® Metal Safety FlooringSuch surfaces are often made with ridges or other shapes that increase traction, reducing the risk of worker slippage, injury and product loss. Along with aluminum rods, tubes and sheets, aluminum plates are among the many basic shapes that aluminum suppliers offer to their clients.
Aluminum plates are available in a number of different alloy grades and tempers. One common aluminum alloy used for the construction of plates is 7075 aluminum. 7075 aluminum is characterized primarily by its strength and resilience. Its main constituent materials are aluminum and zinc. Aluminum plates are produced from aluminum ingots, which are large bars of raw aluminum.
The ingots vary widely in terms of shape, size and weight; they can weigh as much as 20 tons, though they are usually supplied in more manageable sizes. After the material is produced, the plate is then manufactured at a breakdown mill. At the mill, an aluminum ingot is rolled by heavy machinery until it reaches its desired thickness, which is generally just a few inches. From there it may be shipped off or it may be further flattened into an aluminum sheet.
It can also be subject to texturing or stamping processes. Aluminum plates may also be subject to surface finishing processes like anodization; this can be the case when an aluminum plate is used as a structural embellishment or when it has to resist corrosion-inducing forces like salt water or prolonged heat.