Aluminum Supply

[automan1223]

Besides Wicks, Aircraft Spruce, .....any other suppliers of grade aluminum good service & prices ?

6061, 2024 etc.

Jonathan

[Chuck Roberg]

http://www.onlinemetals.com/

[NoWingsAttached]

http://www.industrialmetalsupply.com/contactus/index.htm

They stock 1" x 2" x .125" rectangular aluminum tube, which is getting harder to find lately.

[danmcgee]

way to go Chuck I love onlinemetals.

[NoWingsAttached]

They don't stock 6061 T6 1" x 2" x 0.125, that was my only problem with them.

[Racer]

Alreco Aluminum supply (303) 919-8383

[danmcgee]

onlinemetals does nowingsattached. $5.44 a ft. 6063 t52 stronger than 6061 t6

[Mac]

It will pay to shop around rather than use Wicks or Aircraft Spruce solely.
I purchased a 20 ft stick of 2' 6061 for about the same price of 7' from Wicks.

Here is a list from my bookmarks. I have purchased aluminum from the top three.

http://www.use-enco.com : go to "Raw Materials" then "Metal Materials".
http://www.discountsteel.com
http://www.speedymetals.com
http://www.shapirosupply.com
http://www.robotmarketplace.com

The "Yard Store" in Wichita, KS is also a place to stop by for scrap aluminum.

[gyromike]

onlinemetals does nowingsattached. $5.44 a ft. 6063 t52 stronger than 6061 t6

Not quite. 6063 is about half the strength of 6061.

6063
Ultimate KSI 27
Ultimate shear strength KSI 17
Yield KSI 21

6061
Ultimate KSI 45
Ultimate shear strength KSI 30
Yield KSI 40

[dragonflyerthom]

try MSC

http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/GSDRVSM?PACACHE=000000086807840