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6061 5mm thick aluminium sheet for car chassis

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   5mm thick aluminium sheet  alloy materials have a series of excellent characteristics, such as low density, good strength, good elasticity, excellent impact resistance, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, good processing and formability, high recycling, energy storage and energy saving, etc. There are important applications in weight-reduction of automobile development. The main alloying elements of 6 061 aluminum sheet  are Mg and Si. After special treatment, 6061 reaches a strength higher than that of the 5-series alloy. It is suitable for manufacturing automobile chassis. The chassis is the main frame under the vehicle. Its function is to support and install the automobile engine and its various parts and assemblies, and receive the power of the engine to make the automobile move and ensure normal driving. A good chassis can guarantee the life safety of the driver. The weight reduction of the chassis far exceeds the weight reduction of other parts in the same degree in terms

How to choose wood grain aluminum coils for sale

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How to choose wood grain  aluminum coils for sale ? The easiest way is to check the surface treatment methods: laminating, spray painting, baking varnish, and rolling paint. The coil of spray paint and baking varnish has a relatively short service life, and there will be chromatic aberration problems. Film-covered wood grain aluminum rolls are also divided into imported films and ordinary panels, and the service life of imported films can reach more than 20 years without color fading. The film-covered  wood grain aluminum coil  is covered with a film on the aluminum alloy substrate. It is made of high-gloss film or phantom color film, coated with professional adhesives on the surface of the board. The laminated coil has a bright luster and a wide variety of colors to choose from. It is waterproof and fireproof, has excellent durability (weather resistance, corrosion resistance, chemical resistance), stain resistance, and superior UV resistance. Its film quality and thickness vary

6063 aluminum sheet coil for mobile telephone shells

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Aluminum coil 6063  is used in mobile telephone shells by many cell phone manufacturers like Apple, Huawei, Meizu and Vivo. Among domestic mobile phones, Meizu MX5, Huawei P8, Honor mate7, mate8, vivo X6 Plus and other mainstream models all adopt 6063 aluminum alloy body. The shells of Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are made of 6063 coil, too. The 6-series aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy mainly contains two elements: magnesium and silicon. It combines the advantages of the 4-series and the 5-series. The 6-series is a cold-treated aluminum forging product suitable for applications with high requirements for corrosion resistance and oxidation. Among them, 6063  aluminum sheet coil  has medium strength, smooth and beautiful surface, good flatness and high ability against deformation after processing. Compared with the dullness of stainless steel, 6063 aluminum alloy materials are easier to be processed with a high-end and beautiful feeling. It’s easy to dye them with fashionable

Why is 1050 used as aluminum channel letter coil

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Among  alloys of aluminum coil used for channel letter , 1050 is the most popular one. Why is 1050 used as aluminum channel letter coil? Because it’s light, corrosion resistant, heat conductive, scratch resistant, plastic and adaptable to color coating, bending etc. 1050 aluminum coil is among the lightest grades in aluminium sheet coil family. Its density is close to pure aluminium, 2.7g/cm3, much smaller than either copper or iron. This proves to be a great advantage as a channel letter material, for most finished channel letters are fixed onto suspended frames which are expected to be as light as possible. Just as lightness, corrosion resistance proves to be another necessary requirement for an  aluminum coil channel . Imagine how many winds, rains, snows and frosts the letters and frames would have to withstand in the open air. That’s why all channel letter aluminum coil strips are color coated and even anodized. In spite of its naturally good corrosion resistance, mill finis

24 inch aluminum flashing roll white

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The  24 inch aluminum flashing roll white  refers to a white aluminum flashing coil of 60.96cm wide, or 609.6mm wide. Regular alloys and tempers for it incorporate A3003H24, A3004H26 and A3003H24. Although thicker and thinner ones can be customized, most aluminium flashing rolls are between 0.6mm and 1.5mm thick, for there’s no need for thicker materials unless in special roofing conditions. Ordinary thicknesses are 0.6mm, 0.7mm, 0.8mm, 0.9mm, 1.0mm and 1.2mm. 24 inch here stands for the width of the roll, equaling 609.6mm, right in the middle of regular width of 55mm to 1600mm. Haomei supplies flashing coils of any width within this range. Is aluminum flashing coil colored coated aluminum coil ? Yes, and the color of 24 inch aluminum flashing roll white is white. In addition to white, thousands of other colors are available. Take silver for example, there are natural silver, bright silver, champagne silver, steel silver and so on. The most frequently applied paints for while alum

Is aluminum flashing coil colored coated aluminum coil

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Is aluminum flashing coil  colored coated aluminum coil ? Yes most of the time, but color coating is not the only surface treatment method for it. Judged by the word “flashing”, we sense that the surface of the coil should be made into water-proof roofing and valley panels for houses. As known to all, although aluminium coils are renowned for their resistance to water corrosion, mill finished rolls are not strong enough to withstand long-term rains in natural conditions. Therefore, the surface of aluminum flashing coil must be further treated to obtain sufficient weather resistance. What are relative surface treatment methods, then? Basically regular methods at present include anodizing, color coating and filming. The substrate coil can be either mill finished or embossed, since some clients need the aluminum flashing coil to be embossed for special decorative or application purposes. Anodizing, a chemical method, is to coat a layer of dense aluminum oxide on the surface of alumin

Which alloys of aluminum coil are used for channel letter

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Which alloys of aluminum coil are used for channel letter?  Aluminum coil for channel letter  is a special member of aluminium coil strip family that is winning increasing popularity. Speaking of its alloys, however, not a few green hands show a bewildered look on their faces. Many claim that it’s made of 1xxx or 3xxx aluminium, but what specific grades are they? As a matter of fact, aluminum channel letter coil rolls are mostly 1050 and 3003, excluding 1060, 1070 and even 1100 as many people would expect. The two grades have different properties and are used in varied conditions. 1050 aluminum coil is a pure industrial coil incorporating an aluminium content as high as 99.5%, which indicates low composition of other metals, like manganese, magnesium and silicon, that could have added corrosion resistance and strength to the coil. As a result, 1050 aluminium show similar chemical and mechanical properties to 100% pure aluminium. It’s soft and plastic with a pretty good corrosion

6061 t6 T0 aluminum sheet price and suppliers

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   6061 t6 aluminum sheet  is of the state of artificial aging after solution heat treatment. T6 is suitable for aluminum sheets that are no longer cold worked after solution heat treatment (straightening and leveling can be carried out, but the mechanical performance limit is not affected). While 6061 t0 aluminum suppliers have 6061 sheet cold worked after natural aging, and t0 is suitable for products whose strength is improved by cold processing.   Material status: F, O, T4, T6, T651, H112   Thickness (mm): 0.3-500   Width (mm): 100-2800   Length (mm): 500-16000   6061 aluminium sheet is a cold-treated aluminum forged product. Although its strength cannot be compared with 2XXX series or 7XXX series, its magnesium and silicon alloy characteristics are many, it has excellent processing performance, excellent welding characteristics, electroplating, and good corrosion resistance. , High toughness, no deformation after processing, compact material without defects and easy po

Aluminum circle blanks 1xxx 3xxx 5xxx for sale

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 We have blank aluminium discs of coil type and round disk type. Alloys are 1050, 1060, 1070, 1100, 3003, 5052, 8011 and 6061. Thickness is 0.4mm to 6mm.    Aluminum circle blanks  1xxx   Haomei 1xxx aluminium circle blanks can be of  aluminum coil  or sheet type. Thickness ranges from 0.2mm to 6.0mm. Grades include 1050, 1060, 1070 and 1100. The surface of the blanks are smooth and even.    Aluminum disk blanks  3xxx   Between 0.2mm and 6.0mm thick, 3xxx  aluminum circle  blanks are harder and more corrosion resistant than 1xxx blanks. They contain an alloy metal of manganese. We adopt superior aluminium ingots to guarantee the quality.    Blank aluminium discs  5xxx   5052 is the main alloy of 5xxx series of blank aluminium discs. The main alloying element of 5052 aluminum alloy is magnesium, and it has good forming performance, corrosion resistance, weldability, and medium strength. As an aluminium circle blank material, it’s made into high-end cookware products.   R

Stucco embossed aluminum coil used for insulation

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Insulation aluminum coil rolls can be either mill finished or embossed, and stucco embossed aluminum coil is one of them. Divided by chemical composition, there are 1 series, 3 series and 5 series for  stucco embossed aluminum coil china , and the insulation grades are 1060, 3003, 5052, etc. Stucco embossed coil is currently a commonly used insulation material in power plants, chemical plants and other companies in the insulation construction of pipeline equipment. In terms of unit price, thermal insulation embossed aluminum coil is several times that of other materials. Users, however, are still willing to choose it. Why? What are the advantages? In terms of performance, the heat conduction efficiency of thermal insulation stucco embossed aluminum coil is several times that of other metals, second only to gold, silver and copper in metals. This indicates that an aluminum coil displays a much better thermal insulation effect than other metal coil rolls of the same thickness. As k

Color coated 1050 channel letter aluminum coil strip

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Color coated 1050 aluminum coil  strip is a regular channel letter material with a colored (sometimes brushed) surface. Thickness is 0.6mm or 0.8mm, width 6cm to 10cm, and length 100m. 1050 aluminum coil boasts low density, good conductivity, excellent corrosion resistance and outstanding plasticity and processing properties, totally meet requirements for channel letter materials. After being color coated, 1050 coil obtains better properties in weather resistance and service life. 1050 color coated aluminum  channel letter coil  is strong vertically and soft horizontally, enabling people to make acrylic characters faster and easier by avoiding traditional complicated production processes such as cutting, welding and painting. Acrylic characters and light boxes made of 1050 colored aluminum coil are more beautiful and airtight. Good in flexibility, high temperature resistance and severe cold resistance, the adoption of aluminium in channel letters has replaced the cumbersome proc

6061 t6 aircraft grade aluminum plate for sale

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   6061 t6 aircraft grade aluminum  plate is a cold-treated aluminum forged Al-mg-si high-plasticity alloy with medium strength, high corrosion resistance, stress-free corrosion cracking tendency, good welding performance, good forming ability and good process performance. 6061 t6 aluminum plate is suitable for applications with high requirements for corrosion resistance and oxidation, such as aircraft parts, couplers, electronic parts, brake pistons, aerospace fixtures, electrical fixtures, communications, automated machinery parts, precision machining, mold manufacturing, etc.   6061 T6  aircraft grade aluminium sheet  has a very good corrosion resistance and finishing ability, welding goes without any problems too. The strength level of 6061-T6 aluminum sheet is about that of mild steel. 6061-T6 aluminum sheet can be fabricated by most of the commonly used techniques. The biggest difference between aircraft aluminium sheet metal materials and ordinary aluminum sheets lies in mec

Brushed aluminium plate as an auto decorative material

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A  brushed aluminium plate  is used as a decorative material for automobile because of its rich hire drawing line types, strong metal sense, high weather resistance, light weight, easy processing and environmental friendliness. Both the line and color of brushed aluminium plates can be customized according to varied style of automobile decoration. The brushed automobile panels, soft in metal gloss and strong in metal sense, adds to fashion and brightness to the interior room of a car. Anodized films of brushed sheets, once reaching 10um, withstands long-term exposure to strong sunshine without color fading or film peeling. No finger marks can be left easily on the panel surface, and once it gets dirty, the surface gets cleaned easily by water and washing agents. In comparison with other metal panels for auto decoration, aluminium weighs much smaller. Despite its light weight, the brushed  aluminium sheet  is so strong that it does not break or crack under normal processing pressu

Diamond embossed aluminum coil specification and price

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A  diamond embossed aluminum coil  is made by embossing aluminum coils with diamond-shaped uneven patterns on the surface, often used for packaging pipes or outer packaging. According to chemical compositions, diamond embossed aluminum coils can be divided into high-purity diamond aluminum coil, pure diamond aluminum coil, alloy diamond aluminum coil, composite diamond aluminum coil and aluminum clad diamond aluminum coil. Common grades cover 1100, 1050, 1145, 1060, 1070, 2a12, 3003, 3A21, 3004, 5a05, 5052, 5083, 6a02, 6061, 6063, 7a04, 7075, 8011, etc. The pure aluminum content of diamond aluminum coil rolls reaches 99.9%. An alloy diamond aluminum coil usually contains aluminum copper, aluminum manganese, aluminum silicon and other alloy materials. The production method of composite diamond aluminum coil is made by various composite materials, and aluminum clad diamond aluminum coil refers to the edge of the aluminum plate covered with a thin layer Thin aluminum plate. If you n

Differences between 5083 and 6061 aluminum sheets

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  5083 aluminum sheet and 6061 aluminum sheet are different in composition, performance, application and price.   Composition   5053 Al: residual silicon Si: 0.4 Cu: 0.1 mgmg: 4.0 -- 4.9 Zn: 0.25 Mn: 0.40 -- 0.10 Ti: 0.15 CR Cr: 0.05 -- 0.25 Fe: 0.4   6061 Cu0.15-0.4-, Si0.4-0.8, Fe0.7-, Mn0.15-, Mg0.8-1.2-, Zn0.25-, Cr0.04-0.35-, Ti0.15-   Performance   The comparison between 5083 aluminum plate and  6061 5mm aluminium plate for sale  in composition is relatively obvious. 1.6061 alloy reaches a medium strength after heat treatment (T6) which is higher than 5083 material; 2. Aluminum plate 6061-T651 is easier to process than 5083. 3.6061 alloy has excellent surface treatment and anodic oxidation characteristics, and its effect on hard oxidation is slightly better than 5083. 4.6061 also has a certain corrosion resistance that will not decrease under the exposure to the air, but it is weaker than 5083.   Application   5083 aluminum plate has the highest strength, corrosio

Alloys and colors for brushed aluminum sheets

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Variation of the processing methods of  brushed aluminum sheets  lead to color variation of the sheets. We can produce various colors of double-sided hair drawing aluminum plates: jk001 ancient copper, jk002 green, jk003 stainless steel, jk004 blue, jk005 red, jk006 silver, jk007 gold, jk008 copper, JK009 black, jk010 pink, jk011 brass, jk012 bronze, jk026 iron tree silver flower, jk036 Matt color, etc. Alloys of brushed aluminum sheets include 1050, 1060, 1100, 3003, 3004, 2014, 2024, 6061. 7005 etc. To be specific, these alloys fall on three types. The first is pure aluminium, including 1050, 1060 and 1100, and their content of aluminum can reach 99%, ranking top in all series of brushed aluminum plate substrates. Production process of pure aluminum plate series is relatively simple, cost control is relatively cheap, so it is widely used in conventional industrial products. The second is 3000 series, mainly added with anti-rust manganese element and usually used in moist condit

How to judge quality of aluminum trim coil

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Aluminum trim coil rolls, with strong competitiveness among decorative materials, keep winning admiration from architecture designers.  Aluminum siding trim coil  is used for building curtain wall, old building renovation, interior facade decoration, billboard, signboard, various equipment, machine tool appearance decoration, subway, subsea tunnel interior decoration, airport decoration, office and civil furniture production etc. The quality of an aluminum trim coil is reflected in four aspects: surface, color, paint and production process. Details are as below. The surface of qualified aluminium trim rolls should be free from obvious indentation, missing coating, penetrating coating damage, ripple, scratch and blister on the surface. This is the easiest part in quality checking. What is a little more difficult lies in exclusion of color difference, the finding of which entails intensive observation and the existence of which results in poor decoration effects. The paints for alu

Specifications and price of bottle cap aluminum coil

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An  aluminum trim cap coil  merges as a new bottle cap sealing material with characteristics of beautiful appearance, good sealing effect and satisfying counterfeit function. As a result, it catches on in the sealing packaging of beverage bottles, wine bottles, cosmetic bottles, medicine bottles at home and abroad. Specifications of bottle cap  aluminium coil  are as below. Its alloys cover 1060, 3003, 1100, 3104, 5052 and 8011. They share attributes of light weight, excellent deep drawing property, low ear rate and strong adaptability to printing methods. Among them 5052 proves to be the strongest and most corrosion resistant, suitable for higher requirements in bottle sealing. Thickness of the coil ranges between 0.012mm and 0.5mm, for 3003 and 8011 can be made into foil type as a bottle capping material. The width begins with 100mm and ends at 1600mm. Sometimes the coil roll is cut into sheets as required by some clients, and the length can be customized. Although there are no

Anodizing process for brushed aluminium sheet

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Anodizing is an additional process for a  brushed aluminium sheet . In other words, not all brushed sheets are anodized unless required by clients. Wire drawing and anodizing are two different aluminum plate surface treatment processes. Wire drawing is a manufacturing process in which an aluminum plate is forced to pass through the mold under the action of external force, during which shallow or deep lines are drawn on the plate sheet surface. The process falls on three parts: deesterification, sand mill, and water washing. Anodizing is to place an alu sheet (brushed, mill finished etc.) in the corresponding electrolyte as the anode. Such a process is constituted of degreasing, etching, neutralization, anodizing, coloring and sealing. Extra process entails extra costs. Therefore, purchasers of brushed  aluminium sheet  metals are advised to make it clear whether you want the plates anodized or not while communicating with your suppliers. The function of anodizing is to improve service

6061 t6 aluminum plate for tooling and cake molds

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  The density of  6061 t6 aluminum plate  for tooling and cake molds is 2.9g/cm3, much higher than pure aluminium grades. With two alloying metals of silicon and magnesium, 6061 aluminium plate has high strength, good corrosion resistance and good oxidation resistance. It is widely used in automatic mechanical parts, precision machining, automobile chassis, cake molds, etc., and is deeply loved by users.   6061-T6 aluminum alloy plate has high strength, high hardness (up to HV90 degrees or more), good processing effect, and good oxidation effect. There are no trachoma pores, and the flatness is better. Conducive to improving processing efficiency and reducing material costs. T6 state is the most used 6061 aluminum alloy. It refers to the combination of solution treatment and artificial aging, and the code is CS. 6061t6 medium and heavy plate undergoes medium and heavy plate quenching, medium and heavy plate slicing, stretching machine, aging treatment, sawing, polishing, packaging

3003 aluminium gutter coil stock advantages

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3003 aluminium  gutter coil stock  is a color coated aluminum coil between 0.3mm and 0.6mm thick, and of tempers H24 and H26. 3003 coil aluminium is endowed with good anti-rust ability, bright attractive surface and excellent impact resilience. The addition of a small amount of Mg significantly refines the annealed crystals of 3003 alloy, and improves the tensile strength and elongation. Mill finished 3003 aluminum coil finds its applications in superior wine caps, beverage caps, cosmetic caps and power battery housings. Combining all the advantages above, color coated 3003 aluminum coil rolls obtain strengthened erosion resistance and weather resistance from the coating layers. Specifically,  3003 aluminium coil  boasts the following advantages as a gutter coil stock. First, with a density of 2.71kg/m3, 3003 weighs much smaller than 1xxx aluminium rolls, helping to save raw materials and production costs for gutter manufacturers. Second, advanced coating process attributes to hig

Aluminium circle big /aluminum disc for sale

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   Aluminium circle big/aluminum disc  refers to alu wafers larger than 450mm. Haomei supplies diameter up to 960mm, and thickness up to 5.0mm. Alloys incorporate 1050, 1060, 1070, 1100, 3003, 5052 and 8011. Haomei has complete industrial advantages in the production of aluminum ingots, aluminum coils and aluminum wafers. After more than ten years of efforts, Haomei has continuously improved its development and production capacity of aluminum wafers. At present, the annual production capacity of 6 chips is 60000 tons, the domestic market accounts for 15%, and the monthly production and sales volume is more than 4000 tons. The international market is also growing, and the overseas markets mainly include the United States, Vietnam, Thailand, Colombia, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, Canada and the United States.   Specifications of Haomei  aluminium circle  big /aluminum disc are as below. 3003DC aluminum circle is 0.6mm to 5.0mm thick, and 135-960mm big. Used for cookware and lampsh

Differences between 5052 and 5083 aluminum plate

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Both the  5052 aluminum plate  and the  5083 aluminum plate  belong to the 5-series aluminum-magnesium alloy, but their magnesium contents are different, and other chemical components are also slightly different.   Their chemical compositions are as follows:   5052 Si 0+ Fe0.45 Cu0.1 Mn0.1 Mg2.2-2.8 Cr0.15-0.35 Zn 0.1   5083 Si 0.4 Fe0.4 Cu0.1 Mn0.3-1.0 Mg4.0-4.9 Cr 0.05-0.25 Zn 0.25   The differences in chemical compositions of the two result in their varied developments in mechanical performances. 5083  aluminum plate  is much stronger than the 5052 aluminum plate in either tensile strength or yield strength. Different chemical substance compositions lead to different mechanical equipment performance, and different mechanical product properties also lead to different uses of the relationship between the two.   5052 alloy aluminum plate has good forming processability, corrosion resistance, candleability, fatigue strength and moderate static strength. It is used to manufac

Aluminium strip roll 1xxx 3xxx 5xxx 8xxx

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Aluminium strip roll  covers 1xxx, 3xxx, 5xxx and 8xxx alloys, used in transformer, cable armor, metal stamping, lampshade, radiator fin, bottle caps etc. Alloy: 1050 1060 1070 1100 3003 3004 3104 3105 5052 5005 8011 Temper: O-H112 Thickness: 0.2-5mm Surface: mill finish, polished, color coated (for channel letter, window shutter etc.) The advantages of pure  aluminium strip  rolls are thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, and good ductility. It is often used in transformers, cable armoring, metal stamping, lampshades, radiator fins, etc. In the H24 semi-hard state, the pure aluminum tape has good bending and stamping performance, and the tensile performance in the 0-soft state is good. It is suitable for the processing of stretch molded parts such as lamps and lanterns, and the price of the pure aluminum tape is also all The lowest in the aluminum belt, the price is relatively high. The representative of pure aluminum belt is 1060 aluminum strip. This aluminum

1050 and 1060 aluminum coil suppliers and manufacturers

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Both 1050 and 1060 aluminium coils fall on 1000 grade aluminium, a popular series in either roll or sheet type. Wide application scope of the two alloys stimulate development of manufacturers and suppliers. Among top China 1050 and  1060 aluminum coil suppliers  and manufacturers, Haomei boasts the following advantages. First, it has complete licenses, including aluminium coil quality certificates, composition certificates, exporting certificates, regional certificates for different countries etc. This guarantees smooth import procedures of our clients. Second, it has a long history and full strength. Built two decades ago, Haomei has been an international aluminium coil sheet supplier for 12 years. Study shows that an aluminium company has been operating for more than 10 years are featured by trust-worthy service level, professionalism, and integrity. Third, it has large quantities of aluminium coil rolls in stock. Different from short-term products, aluminium coil products

Prices of aluminium coil/strip jumbo roll 1050 3003 5052 6061

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The  prices of aluminium coil/strip jumbo roll  ranges from $2000 to $2700 per metric ton. Jumbo aluminum rolls can be types of coil (width 100mm above), strip (width 1500mm below) and foil (thickness 0.2mm below). And here only the former two are involved. Regular alloys for jumbo aluminium coil and strip rolls cover 1050, 1060, 1100, 3003, 3104, 3105, 5052, 5083, 5754 and 6061. The price of each alloy gets higher successively in the order as listed. 1050 and 1060 aluminium coil  rolls function as substitutes for each other in application. 0.2mm to 6.0mm thick, they find their applications in CTP/PS plate base, aluminum plastic board, lamp material, battery explosion-proof valve, battery pole ear material, etc. 1xxx aluminium rolls are the cheapest of all. 3003, 3104 and 3105 aluminium strip coil rolls fall on Al-Mn alloy featured by medium hardness and good erosion resistance. 3003 aluminium coil serve as a raw material for cell phone battery shells, lamp covers (polished to i

1060 aluminum coil suppliers

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1060 aluminum coil , among the most frequently applied 1000 series aluminium product, boasts mature process, good elongation and satisfying tensile strength. Suppliers usually offer states of F, O, H12, H14, H16, H18, H22, H24, H26 and H28, width from 0.2mm to 8mm and length 100mm to 2650mm. Haomei is able to supply 1060 aluminum coil for the soft connection units of power batteries of only 15mm wide. Among leading  1060  aluminum coil suppliers  in Henan, China, Haomei boasts top quality and competitive price. Our 1060 aluminium coil roll is featured by flat surface, high cleanness degree and excellent tensile strength, fully meeting regular processing requirements of punching, deep drawing and stretching. The coil finds its applications in pipe insulation, power battery soft connection, aluminum plastic panels, lamps, lables, led lights, PS plates, CTP plates, wall cladding etc. Feedback from clients show that our 1060-O aluminium coil has excellent performances as a power ba