Aluminum

Aluminum

Industry: Metals

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Aluminum

Extrusion tools capable of forming profiles with voids where such dies are typically classified as either bridge, porthole or spider types. Extruded sections produced on these dies have one or more ...

Hinge joint

Metals; Aluminum

A joint which, when assembled, allows its parts to rotate relative to each other without separating. Hinge joints are extruded as relatively loose slip-fit joints with an open-sided ball-in-socket ...

High-solids coating

Metals; Aluminum

Coatings greater than 40% solids by volume, thereby reducing solvent emissions during the application.

Gauge off

Metals; Aluminum

Deviation of thickness or diameter of a solid product, or wall thickness of a tubular product, from the standard or specified dimensional tolerances.

Outside diameter (OD)

Metals; Aluminum

The nominal overall measurement of tube or pipe diameter measured across its outer perimeter because of variations in actual wall thickness, it does not necessarily indicate true dimensions at all ...

Notch double shear

Metals; Aluminum

An abrupt deviation from straight on a sheared edge. This offset may occur if the flat sheet or plate product is longer than the blade for the final shearing operation.