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Cold Rolled
Steel (CRS)
Hot Rolled
Steel (HRS)
GI
SHEET
Stainless
Steel
Aluminum
Cold Rolled Steel
1018
low carbon steel
easily formed, machined, and welded
with a medium manganese content
good case hardening properties
Uses
Appliances, including stoves, ovens, refrigerators, washers,
dryers and small appliances
Exposed automotive and aircraft components
Building frames
Deep-drawn shells
Stamped parts
Machinery Parts
Prices and Sizes
Uses
Appliances
Exterior automotive components
Stamped parts
Drawn parts such as furniture components
Shelving
Signs
Prices and Sizes
A36
common mild steel.
much easier to form than CRS 1018, but more difficult
to machine.
formed through a metal rolling process where the
steel is pressed at temperatures above the its
recrystallization threshold
Uses
Structural Integrity and Foundations
Structure Framing Machining
CNC Fabrication
Prices and Sizes
Uses
Welding
Drilling
Machining
Shearing
Forming
Skinning Frames
Truck Beds
Tool Boxes
Trays
Drip Pans
Ornamental Works
Roofing
Prices and Sizes
¼-3 - 20 -P4572.89
½-2 - 20 -P101.86
Stainless Steel
Cres 304
most widely used multipurpose stainless steel
easy to weld and form.
Semi-smooth, dull grey finish
Sharp or defined edges
Accurate dimensions throughout length
Good candidate for some processing techniques.
Great corrosion resistance.
Uses
Shelves
Brackets
Sculpture s
Bracing
Trim
Prices and Sizes
stainless sheet type ss round tube type 304
304 1.5mm x 4' x 8' = 4800 1.5mm thk x 3/4"dia x 20'
1.0mm x 4' x 8' = 3800 800
1.5mm thk x 1"dia x 20' 1000
ss flatbar type 304
1.5mm thk x 1-1/2"dia x 20'
3mm thk x 1-1/4" x 20' = 900
1500
6mm thk x 2" x 8' = 1000
1.5mm thk x 2"dia x 20' 1800
12mm thk x 2" x 8' = 3500
stainless plate 304
ss rectangular tube type 3mm thk x 4'x8' 10000
304
6mm thk x 4'x8' 20000
1.5mm thk x 1"x2" x 20' =
1900 10mm thk x 4'x8' 36000
1.5mm thk x 1"x3" x 20' =
2900
1.5mm thk x 2"x3" x 20' =
3200
Stainless Steel
Cres 301
-commonly used for fasteners and springs
offers better wear resistance and fatigue than 304
good weldability.
high strength
excellent corrosion resistance.
Uses
Aircraft components
Truck components
Prices and Sizes
Stainless Steel
Cres 316
great corrosion resistance compared to 304
used for chemical processing applications
good weldability and temperature resistance.
high creep strength at elevated temperatures.
Uses
Food Processing
Chemical Processing
Photographic
Pharmaceutical
Textile Finishing Equipment
Prices and Sizes
Cres 303
good material to machine
used to create screw machine products
good for corrosion resistance and temperature.
Semi-smooth.
Accurate dimensions throughout length
Good candidate for some processing techniques.
Uses
Shafts
Hinges
Dowels
Aluminum
5052-H32
most common alloy we Uses
use Marine
.excellent corrosion Aircraft
resistance Architecture
easy to form, and easier to General sheet metal work
weld. Heat exchangers
not heat treatable and Fuel lines and tanks
nonmagnetic. Flooring panels
very good corrosion Street lights
resistance to seawater Appliances
and marine and industrial Rivets –
atmosphere. Wire
Prices and Sizes
6061-T6
multipurpose aluminum
good strength
Excellent corrosion resistance
Good machinability.
heat treatable but nonmagnetic
Uses
Aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselages,
yacht construction
automotive parts, such as the chassis of the Audi A8.
some tactical flashlights
aluminum cans for the packaging of food and beverages.
Prices and Sizes
2024
great strength compared to mild steel but weighs a lot
less
has less corrosion resistance than 7075
. It is heat treatable but nonmagnetic.
Uses
- Fuselage structurals
Wing tension members
Shear webs and ribs
Precision fittings
Truck wheels and parts for transportation
Prices and Sizes
7075
- a very strong and lightweight aluminum
better corrosion resistance than 2024.
commonly used for aircraft parts which is where it gets
its common name "aircraft aluminum.“
Uses
transport applications, including marine, automotive and
aviation.
rock climbing equipment
bicycle components
shafts for lacrosse sticks, such as the STX sabre camping
knife and fork sets.
Prices and Sizes
12"x12" -P5039.84
12"x18 -P7216.08
12"x24" -P9163.39
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