6061 angle supplier in aus

[nblight]

Just called airport metals and they are no longer stocking 6061 angle, seems to be a lot of changes happening there unfortunately. Does anyone know of any other stockist in Australia for 6061 angle. I am particularly looking for 1.5 x 1 x .125 " lengths eg. 3mm there seems to be a few stocking 6mm (.25) but no one has 3mm.

 

Thanks

 

Nick

 

 

[Smokey]

Hey Nick,

 

You might try Performance Metals in Windsor (NW Sydney).

 

Performance Metals

 

Mark

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

Just called airport metals and they are no longer stocking 6061 angle, seems to be a lot of changes happening there unfortunately. Does anyone know of any other stockist in Australia for 6061 angle. I am particularly looking for 1.5 x 1 x .125 " lengths eg. 3mm there seems to be a few stocking 6mm (.25) but no one has 3mm.

Thanks

 

Nick

Very hard, if not impossible to source. However, at thicknesses of 1/8" and below you can fold it in a brake press from sheet material - and it'll cost about 20% of the price of extruded/drawn.

 

For the longer lengths you need to find a reasonably precision sheet metal shop with a 12ft brake press but there should be plenty of those in Adelaide I would think.

 

The important issue is to avoid making the bend too small a radius and a good way to do that is to get the fellas in the shop to bend a strip of 1.2 or 1.6mm steel sheet double and leave it 'clipped' over the blade of the press, effectively increasing the radius of the nose of the blade.

 

Apart from the large cost reduction, a further advantage of folding your own angle is that you don't have to fold it to 90°, you can fold it to angles greater or less than 90°. That can be a great benefit if the angles are for wing spar caps because you can bend them to an angle which aligns with the wing skin.

 

EDIT - based on $450 per 12ftx4ft sheet of 0.125 6061T6 from AMA, including freight and shop work the 12ft strips of formed 1x1.5x0.125 angle should cost about $40 each. AMA are still listing 1x1.5x 0.125 at $15/ft, so a 12ft length would be $180 plus freight.

 

 

[Peter Anson]

For lengths up to 6 ft you can buy from Aircraft Spruce as UPS will ship up to that length. The price is almost negligible compared with the shipping though. For longer lengths, consider using 2024. The price for 2024 used to be about the same as 6061 and sometimes cheaper. You just need to take more care with corrosion prevention.

 

 

[nblight]

Thanks Guys just for future reference:

 

Called performance metals and rod went out of his way to suggest possible suppliers

 

Called central vic aluminium again wendy there was over the top helpful trying to suggest alternatives

 

Aerospace Materials Price: $ 67.50 per ft for 2024

 

Calm aluminium - didnt return my call after speaking to them so no idea

 

Ended up with skyshop which again were over the top helpful and easy to deal with, they had an order coming in next week and will be shipping my order with that $6 a foot for 6061 delivered to aus pick up from their store (i couriered it but for a comparison i did store pick up price)

 

The bending idea sounds interesting, but very happy with skyshop

 

Nick