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Aluminum
Plate
Alca Plus Cast Tool and Jig Plate
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Description
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Alka Plus
is used extensively in general tooling applications, as well as the computer, aerospace, semiconductor, Jigs & Fixtures, Gauges, Indexing Tables and food industries.
Features:
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Dimensional
stability
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Elongation - 5% to 8%
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Identical, consistent hardness throughout its entire thickness range
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Identical, consistent mechanical properties throughout its entire thickness range,
regardless of size
- The closest flatness and thickness tolerances available
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Fully
weldable
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Superior
anodizing, including hard-coat anodizing
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Can
be nickel plated
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Surface finish is the finest and smoothest
of any aluminum plate produced -an 18-20 RMS - perfect for almost all finished product applications
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Typical
Applications
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- Paintable
on both sides
- Mold
cooling & heating plates without impregnation
- Used
for low pressure molds for shoes, skis, & many other products
- Perfect
for composite materials--vacuum tight & dimensionally stable
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| Typical
Properties |
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Minimum Design |
Typical |
| Tensile Strength: |
19,000 psi |
26,000 psi |
| Typical Yield: |
11,000 psi |
15,000 psi |
| Elongation in 2"%: |
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0.250" to 1.000" Thickness, incl |
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7 |
>1.000" to 2.00" Thickness, incl |
1.5 |
5 |
| Brinell Hardness: |
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65 |
| Specific Gravity: |
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2.80 |
| Density |
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0.101 lb/in3 |
| Coefficient of Expansion: |
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13.1 x 10-6 in/in °F(68° - 212°F) |
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13.6 x 10-6 in/in °F(68° - 392 °F) |
| Electrical Conductivity: |
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35 (68°F) IACS% |
| Thermal Conductivity: |
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| Modulus of Elasticity: |
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10.3 x 106 psi |
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