04-22-2019, 12:47 PM
(04-22-2019, 12:46 PM)chimpledfoothill Wrote: Aluminum profiles are extruded stock shapes of aluminum. These profiles are the shapes that the extruded aluminum products take the form of; for instance, a t-shaped aluminum profile is used in order to fabricate an extruded aluminum beam or extruded aluminum trim. Additional aluminum profiles include different aluminum shapes such as trim caps, rods, angles, bars and channels, which provides a small sample of the wide range of configurations and sizes that aluminum profiles are available in.
Aluminum extruded profiles can be hot extruded, cold extruded or warm extruded through a die and each of these extrusion processes have their own benefits and drawbacks. Aluminum profiles are highly versatile and can be custom-designed for applications such as fitness machines, wall siding, structural applications, car bumpers, window frames, electronic components, hardware joints and light building frames. Serving industries including construction, medical, office furniture, industrial manufacturing and transportation, aluminum profiles are lightweight while maintaining a high strength-to-weight ratio. Some of the more common alloys that are used in the fabrication of aluminum profiles include 6061 aluminum, 6063 aluminum and aluminum 1100.