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GENERAL ENGINEERING

Cast Aluminium Tooling Plate and Profile Block

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Aalco has formed a working alliance with alimex to offerthree grades of their cast aluminium tooling plate plus arange of cutting services.

All grades can be supplied as full size plates, cut plates,circles, rings and irregular profiled blocks.

Max. length3300 mm 2600 mm 3670 mm 2520/3000 mm

Technical Data ACP 5080

Machinability Weldability (WIG, MIG) Anodising Polishing properties Corrosion resistance Chemical composition

TolerancesSurface finish Ra Thickness deviation Flatness (relating to thickness ≥ 6 mm)

Tolerance in length for plates Tol. (L /W) for cut plates

Diameter Tolerances for Circles and Ringsup to approx. 1500 mm diameter up to approx. 2100 mm diameter

Typical Mechanical and Physical PropertiesUltimate tensile strength Rm Yield strength Rp 0,2 Elongation A10 % (A5% for ACP6000) Hardness HB Density Thermal conductivity Electrical conductivity Modulus of elasticity Coefficient of thermal expansion

Thickness range and sizes

Cast Aluminium Tooling Plate and Profile Block

Thickness ≥ 15 mm ≥ 15 mm ≥ 10 mm ≥ 5 mm

excellentgood (with SG-AlMg4.5Mn, AA 5183) good, not decorative good very good5083 (AlMg4.5Mn0.7) according to DIN EN 573-3 3.3547

0.4 µm +/- 0.1 mm Dependent on thickness and size between 0.15 and 0.50 mm. The flatness refers to the total surface of theplate or a cut plate. The flatness will not be reducedproportionally to a divided size. DIN EN 485-3ISO 2768 - m (smaller on request)

+/- 0.2 mm (+/-.008")on demand

240 - 280 MPa (N/mm2)110 - 130 MPa (N/mm2)16min. 652.66 g/cm3

110 - 140 W/(mK) 16 - 19 MS/m (m/Ωmm2) ~35% IACS ~70.000 N/mm2

24.2 * 10-6/K

Thickness 5 – 100 mm 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 25 3035 40 45 50 60 70 80 90 100

Max. width 2050 mm 2150 mm 1550 mm 1300 mm

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Thicknesses not listed and above 100 mm can be suppliedon short lead times. Surface protection applied to both sides.

ACP 5080 High precision, stress-relieved cast aluminiumplate with fine grain structure and low porosity, surfacemachined on both sides. Tight tolerances, high dimensionalstability and excellent processing characteristics make thisthe first choice for fixtures, tools and general applications.Available in both metric and imperial sizes.

ACP 5080R ACP 6000

Max. length 3670 mm 2600 mm 3000 mm 2300 mm

Thickness8 – 560 mm15 – 560mm >560 – 800 mm >800 – 1000 mm

excellentgood (with SG-AlMg4.5Mn, AA 5183) good, not decorative good very good5083 (AlMg4.5Mn0.7) according to DIN EN 573-3 3.3547

sawn on all sides-0/+3mm (smaller on request) according to DIN ISO 2768 - L

according to DIN EN 485-3-0/+3 mm (smaller on request)

+/- 0.2 mm on demand

240 - 280 MPa (N/mm2)110 - 130 MPa (N/mm2)16min. 652.66 g/cm3

110 - 140 W/(mK) 16 - 19 MS/m (m/Ωmm2) ~35% IACS ~70.000 N/mm2

24.2 * 10-6/K

Max. width 1550 mm 2150 mm 1400 mm 1550 mm

Max. length 3670 mm 3000 mm

Thickness≥ 10 mm ≥ 5 mm

excellentsuitable (e.g. with SG-AISi5, AA 4043A) suitable, not decorative

Al-Alloy type 7xxx

0.4 µm+/- 0.1 mm Dependent on thickness and size between 0.15 and 0.50 mm. The flatness refers to the total surface of the plate or a cut plate. The flatness will not be reduced proportionally to a divided size. according to DIN EN 485-3DIN ISO 2768 - m (smaller on request)

+/- 0.2 mm

min. 165 MPa (N/mm2)min. 105 MPa (N/mm2)3approx. 652.8 g/cm3

140 W/(mK) 19 - 24 MS/m (m/Ωmm2) ~36% IACS ~71.000 N/mm2

24.6 * 10-6/K

Thickness 5 – 100 mm 5.00 6.00 6.35 8.00 9.52 10.00 12.00 12.70 15.00 15.87 16.00 19.05 20.00 25.00 25.40 30.0040.00 50.00 60.00 75.00 88.90 90.00 100.00 101.60

Max. width 1550 mm 1300 mm

Thicknesses not listed and above 101.6 mm can be suppliedon short lead times. Surface protection applied to both sides.

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ACP 5080R Sawn, stress-relieved cast aluminium plate withfine grain structure and low porosity, available in a very widerange of sizes from 8 mm to 100 mm in thickness. Tighttolerances and high strength combined with excellentdimensional stability during extreme machining make thisfirst choice for mould tools in challenging applications andprofile blocks from 100 mm up to 1000 mm in thickness.

ACP 6000 High precision, stress-relieved cast aluminiumplate with fine grain structure and low porosity, surfacemachined on both sides for close tolerances. The 7xxxseries alloy has excellent machinability and adequatestrength. Supplied with foil protection to both sides.

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