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Aluminum
Plate
Alca Max Cast Tool and Jig Plate
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Description
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Alca Max
is ideally suited for large molds requiring heavy machining such as large automotive applications, structural foam molds, rubber molds, investment cast molds as well as low-pressure injection molds.
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: |
29,000 psi |
38,000 psi |
| Typical Yield: |
15,000 psi |
20,000 psi |
| Elongation in 2"%: |
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>2.000" to 20.000" Thickness, incl |
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6.5 |
| Brinell Hardness: |
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| Specific Gravity: |
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2.80 |
| Density |
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0.100 lb/in3 |
| Coefficient of Expansion: |
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12.4 x 10-6 in/in °F(68° - 212°F) |
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12.9 x 10-6 in/in °F(68° - 392 °F) |
| Electrical Conductivity: |
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37 (68°F) IACS% |
| Thermal Conductivity: |
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| Modulus of Elasticity: |
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10.78 x 106 psi |
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